GrantedCommercialDecided 11 April 2019

43-49, Mespil Road, Dublin 4

A sixth-floor roof extension to provide additional office space and a roof terrace.

2282/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 February 2019

Reference: 2282/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 February 2019

Summary

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The development proposes external and internal amendments to a permitted scheme, including a new sixth-floor roof extension to provide an additional 670 sq.m of office space. It will feature a wrap-around roof terrace, rooftop plant room, and 7 additional basement bicycle spaces.

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Storeys: 7
Floor area: 670 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of external and internal amendments to a previously permitted development under dcc ref. Ref. 2256/17. Internal alterations comprise the provision of an additional 7 no. Bicycle storage spaces at basement level. No changes are proposed to the layout or number of permitted car parking spaces at basement level. External alterations include the removal of existing rooftop plant (at sixth floor level) and previously permitted green roof and the provision of a new sixth floor roof extension to provide an additional 670 sq. M (gfa) of office floor space. The proposed roof extension is set back from the front and sides of the building to provide a wrap-around north-east and west facing roof terrace at sixth floor level with associated balustrading. Provision of rooftop plant room which is part screened and part enclosed above the proposed 6th floor extension together with green roof. The proposed changes at 6th floor level and above will result in associated changes to the previously permitted elevations. In the interest of clarity, the proposed amendments would result in overall increase of the previously permitted office floor space from an approved 5,344 sq. M (gfa) to 6,014 sq. M (gfa) - an increase of 670 sq. M (gfa) together with an increase in bicycle storage provision from 54 to 61 spaces.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 18 August 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 4 March 2020.

Notified floor area: 670 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Court Apts, Wilton Place, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€450,000	149 m
99 Burleigh Court, Burlington Rd, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€440,000	156 m
63 Burleigh Court, Burlington Rd, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€440,000	156 m
11 Burlington Gardens, Burlington Rd, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€660,000	165 m
31 Burlington Gardens, Burlington Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€660,000	178 m
Apt 22, Burleigh Court, Burlington Rd Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€585,000	192 m
Apt 1, Baggot Bridge Court, Pembroke Row Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€470,000	204 m
2 Bagod Rath Apts, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2	May 2026	€435,000	217 m

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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 received15 February 2019
Decision due11 April 2019
Decision issued11 April 2019
Grant issued16 May 2019

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