32, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2
Declaration sought for changing a protected office building into accommodation for asylum seekers.
0166/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 April 2025
- Reference
- 0166/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 28 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedAn application has been submitted to determine if changing the use of a protected structure from offices to accommodation for International Protection applicants is exempt from planning permission. The property is located at 32 Mount Street Upper.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Expp: protected structure: change of use of protected structure from offices to use for accommodating internantional protection applicants under class 20f or class 14h. This is a protected structure and therefore may require a full planning application in accordance with s. 57 of the planning and development act.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, 29 Stephens Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 63 m |
| 46 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €825,000 | 111 m |
| 55 Powers Court, Mount St Lower, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €615,000 | 111 m |
| Apt D, 18 Warrington Place, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €402,200 | 122 m |
| Apt. 18, 18/21 Mount St Lower, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €805,000 | 145 m |
| Apt 9 The Plantation, Herbert Street, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €680,000 | 174 m |
| Top Floor Apartment, 11 Herbert Place, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €1,058,823 | 178 m |
| Appartment 2, 18 - 21 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €750,000 | 180 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received28 April 2025
- Decision due26 May 2025
- Decision issued21 May 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: the development will consist of the replacement of the existing 31sq.m sub-standard,…
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4289/23Dublin CityLodged 11 Aug 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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2293/18Dublin CityLodged 13 Feb 2018Change of use
- Granted50 m away
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3503/20Dublin CityLodged 5 Oct 2020Alterations
- Invalid50 m away
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3473/20Dublin CityLodged 30 Sept 2020New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
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3738/22Dublin CityLodged 14 Apr 2022Change of use
- Refused50 m away
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6, Mount Street Crescent, Dublin 2, D02 XT04
3596/20Dublin CityLodged 20 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Granted60 m away
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2722/18Dublin CityLodged 11 Apr 2018Change of use
- Granted60 m away
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3640/19Dublin CityLodged 30 Jul 2019Change of use
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