44-53 Townsend Street, 33-39 Moss Street, 31-33 Gloucester Street South, and including Bracken's Lane, Dublin 2
Retention of amendments to a mixed-use development, including basement and floor area increases.
2976/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 June 2021
- Reference
- 2976/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 16 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for amendments to a permitted mixed-use development on a 0.4-hectare site. Changes include an 86 sqm basement expansion, minor upper-level floor area increases, internal layout reconfigurations, and external elevation and roof level revisions.
- Floor area
- 128 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention: retention permission to amend a mixed use development permitted under abp ref. Pl 29s. 249415; dcc reg. Ref. 2711/17 (as amended by dcc reg. Refs. 3265/20 and 3995/20) located on a site of c. 0.4 hectares. The development to be retained consists of: an increase in basement floor area of 86 sqm; minor increases to internal floor areas at upper levels totalling 41.5 sqm; reconfiguration of internal layouts; amendments to external elevations including revised glazing and façade treatments and arrangements, a reduction in parapet height levels, revisions to the roof level including revised access, vent and plant arrangement, and all ancillary site development works above and below ground.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €477,000 | 76 m |
| 65 Hyde Court, Townsend Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 76 m |
| 57 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €585,000 | 76 m |
| 59 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2026 | €655,000 | 76 m |
| 43 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €520,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 38, Hyde Court, Townsend St Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €546,000 | 76 m |
| 5 Petersons Court, City Quay, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €587,000 | 193 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 224 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 received16 June 2021
- Decision due10 August 2021
- Decision issued10 August 2021
- Grant issued23 September 2021
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