Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 21 July 2022

49-51 Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8

Demolition of existing buildings to build a five-storey office and retail building.

3457/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 March 2022

Reference
3457/22
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
7 March 2022

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of several existing structures, including a café, office building, and one apartment. In their place, a five-storey over basement mixed-use building will be constructed, comprising office and retail/café/restaurant spaces.

Commercialdemolitionofficeretailredevelopment
Storeys
5
Floor area
3,518 m²

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

  • Planning permission for development on lands (c. 0.0744 ha) at 49-51 pleasants street (do8 xhf2, d08 vn22, d08 ef24), pleasants house (d08 f54n) & 5 pleasants lane (do8 hy62), dublin
  • The subject site is currently occupied by a two-storey unit with a café at ground floor and 1 no. Apartment at first floor level at 49 pleasants street, 2 no. Two-storey restaurant/café units at 50 and 51 pleasants street, a three-storey office building at pleasants house and a two-storey former dwelling house, now in use as a commercial store, at 5 pleasants lane. The site is bounded 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 existing structures on site and the construction of a five-storey over basement mixed use building (max. Height 20.3m) comprising of office and retail/café/restaurant use (c. 3,518 sqm total gfa including basement of 564 sqm) with setbacks at 2nd & 4th floor levels. 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 sqm gfa
  • Construction of a five-storey (20.3m) over basement, mixed use building, consisting of retail/café/restaurant and office use with setbacks at 2nd and 4th floor levels on southern and western elevations
  • Provision of 2,120 sqm of office space on each floor from basement to 4th floor level and provision of a retail/café/restaurant unit on ground floor and basement level (258 sqm)
  • The provision of 2 no. External terraces at 2nd floor level (11 sqm) and at 4th floor level (81.5 sqm) on the southern & western elevation
  • The provision of plant at basement and roof level
  • Provision of green roof at 4th floor and roof level
  • Provision of esb substation, switch room at ground floor level
  • Provision of bicycle and electric scooter store to provide 38 no. Bicycle spaces at basement level accessed via bike lift
  • All ancillary works to facilitate the development

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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8May 2026€700,00022 m
7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8May 2025€585,00043 m
62 Synge Street, Dublin 8Apr 2025€625,00072 m
4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, DublinAug 2025€180,00075 m
61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8Jan 2025€500,00079 m
Apt 1 Grantham Mews, Dublin 8, DublinAug 2025€446,000125 m
6 Synge Street, Dublin 8Mar 2026€785,000130 m
53 Synge St, Dublin 8, DublinJul 2025€970,000132 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

  1. Application received7 March 2022
  2. Further information requested29 April 2022
  3. Further information received24 June 2022
  4. Decision due21 July 2022
  5. Decision issued21 July 2022
  6. Grant issued7 December 2023
  7. Appeal submitted16 August 2022
  8. Appeal decided7 December 2023

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