Land parcel 2699749

Area

1,592 m²

Buildings

2 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 53 m².

Zoning

R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
C2.1 Z6: Employment/Enterprise (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 27 Jul 2026Registered application

  The construction of an external amenity area on an existing landscaped deck at ground floor level, comprising a single storey unenclosed pergola structure, barbecue / outdoor kitchen units, seating and dining areas and associated services, lighting, hard and soft landscaping, and all associated site and development works. The amenity area will provide a recreational amenity ancillary to the existing office building.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2858/26

• 10 Jul 2026Registered application

  Construction of an open-air padel court (200 sq. m) at lower ground floor level within the existing car park, comprising a rubberised court surface and a court enclosure of clear glass end walls (4 m high) and welded mesh side walls (3 m high); floodlighting mounted on the court enclosure, the omission of 13 existing car parking spaces (reducing on-site parking provision from 70 to 57 spaces); and all associated site and development works. The padel court will provide a recreational amenity ancillary to the existing office building.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2726/26

• 6 Jul 2026Registered application

  Construction of 48m² of new floor area on the first floor, located entirely within the existing building. The use of the proposed floor area is commercial office space.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB2671/26

• 25 Aug 2022Grant permission

  The development will consist of an increase in floor area of the existing office building by providing lateral (to the east and west) and vertical extensions comprising; the lateral extension of the block (from part basement/part undercroft level to fifth floor level) by 6,702 sq m and the vertical extension of the block (provision of a new set back part sixth and seventh floor level) by 2,383 sq m providing an overall height of 8 No. storeys over part basement/part undercroft; replacement of all façades; and internal modifications and reconfigurations. The proposed development will result in an increase in office floor area from 7,093 sq m to 16,178 sq m. The development also includes: the reconfiguration of existing car park layout resulting in a reduction of 17 No. car parking spaces providing a total of 61 No. car parking spaces; bicycle parking: recessed balconies and roof terraces facing all directions; green roof, hard and soft landscaping; substations; generators; plant; photovoltaic panels; boundary treatments and all associated site development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4729/22

• 24 Mar 2022Grant permission

  The development will consist of: -The demolition of existing 5-storey, 4,105 sq.m structure on site (formerly known as Zurich House) and the construction of an 8-storey over basement office building of c. 19,154 sq.m. The building will contain a double height entrance reception area at ground floor and set back upper floors and terraces. -The basement access/ egress is via ramp from Ballsbridge Park. The basement will contain 44 no. car parking spaces, 3 no. of these are accessible, 276 no. bicycle parking spaces, 6 no. cargo/ non-standard bike spaces and 22 no. scooter spaces. Changing rooms/ showers, gym, bin stores, plant and attenuation tank are also contained within the basement. -Green roof, solar panels, ESB substation, landscaping works and a new service access road onto Ballsbridge Park at the north of the site are proposed to be incorporated into the scheme.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3594/22

• 11 Mar 2022Application declared inva

  The development consists of: the demolition of existing 5 storey, 4,105 sq.m. structure on site (formerly known as Zurich House) and the construction of an 8 storey over basement office building of c. 19,154 sq.m. The building will contain a double height entrance reception area at ground floor and set back upper floors and terraces. The basement access/egress is via ramp from Ballsbridge Park. The basement will contain 44 no. car parking spaces, 3 no. of these are accessible, 276 no. bicycle parking spaces, 6 no. cargo/non-standard bike spaces and 22 no. scooter spaces. Changing rooms/showers, gym, bin stores, plant and attenuation tank are also contained within the basement. Green roof, solar panels, ESB substation, landscaping works and a new service access road onto Ballsbridge Park at the north of the site are proposed to be incorporated into the scheme.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3509/22

• 9 Sept 2021Grant permission

  Turner & Townsend Ltd. intends to apply for planning permission for development at this site at the former AIB Bank Centre, Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The application site comprises Blocks E, G, H and F and surrounding landscaped areas. The proposed development comprises hard and soft landscaping works including the provision of seating, bollards, additional planters, external lighting, paving works and an exercise area (resulting in an amendment of DCC Reg. Ref. 3500/20). Additional proposals include revisions to the existing secure barrier and footpath arrangement adjacent to the south eastern entrance along Serpentine Avenue; additional vehicle and safety barriers within the site; the erection of a 2.4m timber fence set back within the site from the existing boundary onto Serpentine Avenue; a revised gate arrangement at the Block J entrance onto Serpentine Avenue; a roof light on an existing pop-up planter feature to the north of Block F; cladding to existing pop-up enclosures; the installation of a sun-screen within the existing atrium area located to the front of Block G; and all associated site development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3482/21

• 7 Feb 2019Grant permission

  10 year permission for development on a 1.38 Ha site at Nos. 1-3 Ballsbridge Park, Dublin 4. The development will consist of an increase in floor area of the existing 3 No. office buildings by providing lateral (to the east and west) and vertical extensions comprising: the lateral extension of Block 1 (from basement to fourth floor level) by 5,958 sq.m and the vertical extension (provision of a new set back part fifth floor level) by 1.555 sq.m; the lateral extension of Block 2 (from basement to fifth floor level) by 6.876 sq.m and the vertical extension (provision of a new set back part sixth floor level) by 1,264 sq.m; the lateral extension of Block 3 (from basement to fifth floor level) by 6,052 sq.m and the vertical extension (provision of a new set back part sixth floor level) by 1,201 sq.m; replacement of all facades of Block Nos. 1-3 and internal modifications and reconfigurations. The proposed development will result in an increase in office floor area from 19,696 sq.m to 42,602 sq.m. The development also includes: the reconfiguration of existing car park layout resulting in a reduction of 27 No. car parking spaces providing a total of 174 No. car parking spaces; provision of 408 No. cycle parking spaces; recessed balconies and roof terraces facing north, south, east and west; green roofs; hard and soft landscaping; 3 no. substations, generators; plant, photovoltaic panels; boundary treatments and all associated site development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2220/19

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

No zone of notification of a recorded monument touches this parcel.

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3256 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

Download this parcel as DXF, in Irish Transverse Mercator metres, with its neighbours and buildings, for a drawing program. GeoJSON, in WGS 84, suits a map, and KML opens in Google Earth.

Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.