Part granted, part refusedApartmentsDecided 2 December 2019

257-259 Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Demolition of two houses to build two five-storey apartment blocks containing 69 apartments in Clontarf.

3082/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 May 2019

Reference: 3082/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 24 May 2019

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of two existing dwellings and outbuildings. In their place, two five-storey apartment buildings with set-back penthouses will be constructed, providing 69 apartments, 69 car parking spaces, and communal amenity areas.

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Residential units: 69
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for the: (i) demolition of the 2 no existing dwellings and outbuildings; (ii) construction of 2 no. Five-storey with set-back penthouse above, residential apartment buildings accommodating 69 no. Residential apartments, each with an associated balcony/terrace. Block a will contain 35 no. Apartments (34 no. Two-bedroom and 1 no. Three-bedroom apartments), each to be provided with storage space; a water tank / plant, private allocated storage, a bin store and bicycle parking will be provided at ground-floor level. Block b will contain 34 no. Apartments (9 no. One-bedroom, 23 no. Two-bedroom and 2 no. Three-bedroom apartments), each to be provided with storage space; a water tank/plant, private allocated storage, bin store and bicycle parking will be provided at ground-floor level; (iii) removal of the north-western vehicular entrance and alterations to the north-eastern vehicular entrance; (iv) provision of 69 no. Car parking spaces, including 5 no. Disabled car parking spaces; and, (v) communal amenity space, children's play area, internal access roads, landscaping, boundary treatment, suds drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 7 April 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 18 December 2024.

Notified floor area: 3,474 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
17 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€550,661	21 m
12 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenueprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€638,767	21 m
31 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€1,101,320	21 m
4 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€612,334	21 m
16 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€651,983	21 m
29 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€1,145,374	21 m
Apt. 28 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€700,441	21 m
18 Prospect Bay, Mount Prospect Avenue, Clontarfprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€621,951	21 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 received24 May 2019
Further information requested18 July 2019
Further information received5 November 2019
Decision due2 December 2019
Decision issued2 December 2019
Appeal submitted10 January 2020
Appeal decided1 September 2020

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