RefusedApartmentsDecided 8 July 2021

49-51 Pleasants Street (D08 XHF2, D08 VN22, D08 EF24), Pleasants House (D08 F54N) & 5 Pleasants Lane (D08 HY62), Dublin 8

Demolition of existing buildings for a part 4 to 7-storey build-to-rent development of 45 apartments.

2796/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 May 2021

Reference: 2796/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 19 May 2021

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of several retail, commercial, and residential structures. In their place, a part four to seven-storey building over basement will be constructed, containing 45 build-to-rent apartments, ground floor commercial space, and resident amenities.

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Residential units: 45
Storeys: 7
Floor area: 3,967 m²

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Official record

Development description

Red rock pleasants street ltd intends to apply for planning permission for development on lands (c. 0.0744 ha) at 49-51 pleasants street (d08 xhf2, d08 vn22, d08 ef24), pleasants house (d08 f54n) & 5 pleasants lane (d08 hy62), dublin
The subject site is currently occupied by a two-storey retail with apartment at 49 pleasants street and two storey retail units at 50 and 51 pleasants street, a three-storey industrial/commercial building at pleasants house and a two-storey former dwelling house now in use as a commercial store at 5 pleasants lane, and is bound by pleasants street to the south, pleasants lane to the east, o’neill’s buildings (a laneway) to the west and by the ‘camden hotel’ to the north. The development will consist of the demolition of the existing structures on site and construction of a part seven / six / five / four storey (maximum height 23.4m) over basement building (c. 3,966.9 sq. M. Total gfa including basement of c. 253.8 sq. M) with commercial/restaurant/café use (c. 155.2 sq. M. ), commercial storage (c. 37.7 sqm) and residents amenity facilities (98.2 sqm sqm) at ground floor level and a “build to rent” residential development of 45 no. Residential units at 1st to 6th floor levels (c. 2,128.9 sq. M. ). The proposed development will comprise
Demolition of the existing buildings including 1 no. Apartment unit at first floor level of 49 pleasants street and associated structures on site c. 973.4 sq. M. Gfa
Provision of 1 no. Commercial/café/restaurant unit at ground floor level c. 155.2 sq. M (with an indoor terrace area), commercial store of 37.7 sq. M gfa with pedestrian access from the south of the site on pleasants street and residential amenity areas including outdoor terraces facing onto o’neill’s buildings
Construction of 45 no. ‘build-to-rent’ apartment units over 7 no. Storeys with a dwelling mix of 30 no. Studio units, 1 no. One-bed units, 9 no. One-bed + study units and 5 no. Two-bed units
Provision of 235.4 sqm of private open space in the form of winter gardens/terraces to all individual units
Provision of 206.5 sqm of outdoor communal terraces at ground floor level on the western elevation, at the 4th and 5th floor level on the southern elevation and at 6th floor level on the eastern elevation
Provision of 72 no. Bicycle parking spaces in a secure bike store at ground floor level which will be accessed via pleasants lane, with residential access to the apartments
Provision of 220.5 sqm of internal communal residential amenities and facilities in the form of a screening room, co-working space, lounge, function room and additional communal space
Provision of a green roof at roof level
Provision of storage room and plant room at basement floor level, refuse store, esb substation, switchroom and commercial refuse store at ground floor level, plant and lift pop-up at roof level concealed by the building’s parapet
Provision of hard and soft landscaping, and all ancillary site services and associated works to facilitate the development. The development will provide a gross floor area of 3,966.9 sqm (including basement of 253.8 sqm)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8	May 2026	€700,000	22 m
7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8	May 2025	€585,000	43 m
62 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€625,000	73 m
4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€180,000	76 m
61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8	Jan 2025	€500,000	80 m
Apt 1 Grantham Mews, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€446,000	125 m
6 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€785,000	130 m
53 Synge St, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jul 2025	€970,000	132 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 received19 May 2021
Decision due13 July 2021
Decision issued8 July 2021

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