Mespil Estate, Sussex Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Upgrading of footpaths, landscaping, and underground services at Mespil Estate.
0253/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 June 2026
- Reference
- 0253/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Received
- 29 June 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal covers extensive estate-wide upgrades including replacing footpaths, stairs, and lighting, adding ramps, and performing hard and soft landscaping. It also includes renewing water mains, resurfacing roads, and reconfiguring car parking spaces.
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: the proposals include the replacement and upgrading of existing footpaths, stairs, lighting and access arrangements; the provision of new pedestrian connections, tactile paving, ramps and accessibility measures; extensive hard and soft landscaping works; the enhancement of communal green spaces and gathering areas; the replacement of ageing underground services infrastructure, including the renewal of the existing water mains network; the resurfacing of existing internal estate roads; and the reconfiguration and relocation of existing car parking spaces to improve the relationship between vehicular areas, pedestrian routes and communal amenity spaces.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 134 Sycamore House, Mespil House Flats, Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €487,850 | 49 m |
| 51 Oak House, Mespil Estate, Sussex Rd | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 60 m |
| 7 Sussex Tce, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €500,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 119 Cedar House, Mespil Estate, Sussex Rd | Dec 2025 | €420,000 | 68 m |
| 103 Cedar House, Mespil House Flats Estate, Sussex Rd Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 68 m |
| Apt 43, Maple House, Mespil Estate | Mar 2025 | €510,000 | 88 m |
| 149 Upper Lesson St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 88 m |
| 14 Rowan House, Mespil Estate, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 94 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 received29 June 2026
- Decision due24 July 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused30 m away
Permission is sought for change of use from residential apartment use to short term letting
49, Cherry House, Mespil Estate, Sussex Road, Dublin 4
3483/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Jul 2019Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Permission for change of use of existing ground floor storeroom at Unit No. 7 Cherry House, Mespil Estate,…
Unit No. 7, Cherry House, Mespil Estate, Sussex Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
2747/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Apr 2019Change of use
- Granted80 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for alterations to existing buildings. The alterations include change of use…
Leeson Lounge, 147-148, Leeson Street Upper, Dublin 4
3004/21Dublin CityLodged 21 Jun 2021Change of use
- Refused90 m away
Permission is sought for change of use from residential apartment use to short term letting
41, Rowan House, Mespil Estate, Sussex Road, Dublin 4
3481/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Jul 2019Change of use
- Invalid90 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS No. 5232): the development will principally consist of a change of use from office…
17 Mespil Road, Dublin 4, D04 H6F4
3446/23Dublin CityLodged 24 Mar 2023Change of use
- Granted90 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: RPS No. 5232. The Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg intend to apply…
17, Mespil Road, Dublin 4, DO4H6F4
3516/23Dublin CityLodged 5 Apr 2023Change of use
- Granted110 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the partial demolition of an existing non-original lower…
Garadice House, 23, Mespil Road, Dublin 4, D04 DF44
2554/21Dublin CityLodged 8 Apr 2021Alterations
- Granted120 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of a change of use from office use to residential use as a…
27 Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C4E9
WEB5993/25Dublin CityLodged 16 Dec 2025Change of use
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