No's 73 to 83 Mount Street Lower (Ballaugh House and Timberlay House), Dublin 2
Demolition of existing office buildings to construct a new five-storey office development in Dublin 2.
3015/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 July 2020
- Reference
- 3015/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 July 2020
- Floor area
- 9042 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing four to five-storey office structures (6,693 sqm) at Mount Street Lower. They will be replaced by a new five-storey office development (12,947 sqm overall) including a ground-floor café, lower ground floor, single basement, and roof gardens.
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development at a site of c. 0.288ha (c. 2883m2) at no's 73 to 83 mount street lower (ballaugh house and timberlay house), dublin 2, bounded by mount street lower to the south, grattan street to the west, the madison court apartments and grattan court east to the north, and bounded to the east by grattan court east. The proposed development includes the following elements: the demolition of the existing 4 storey (over lower ground floor) to 5 storey office structures (total c. 6,693m2), including removal of 62 car parking spaces, and the construction of a new 5 storey office development (c. 9,022m2 – including café at ground floor) over lower ground floor (c. 1,864m2) and single basement (c. 2,061m2), providing an overall total of c. 12,947m2; provision for 20 car and 90 bicycle spaces; relocation of vehicular access/egress to development (and to adjacent madison court apartments) from grattan street to grattan court east, provision of roof gardens/terraces, roof plant, signage, site landscaping and all associated and ancillary development and site works above and below ground.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Madison Court, Off Grattan St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €406,000 | 40 m |
| 5 Grattan Court, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €475,000 | 58 m |
| Appartment 2, 18 - 21 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €750,000 | 58 m |
| 13 Albert Place East, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €1,005,000 | 66 m |
| 9 Grattan Hall, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 74 m |
| 10 Albert Place East, Grand Canal St. Lower, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €930,000 | 83 m |
| Apt. 18, 18/21 Mount St Lower, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €805,000 | 93 m |
| 21 Albert Place East, Grand Canal St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €850,000 | 98 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 received15 July 2020
- Further information requested8 September 2020
- Further information received9 November 2020
- Decision due4 December 2020
- Decision issued2 December 2020
- Grant issued26 May 2021
- Appeal submitted7 January 2021
- Appeal decided26 May 2021
In the area
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