16, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Mews to rear of No. 16 Harcourt Street facing onto Montague Lane and No. 19 Montague Street, Dublin 2
Enlargement and connection of basements beneath a protected structure and mews for a café-bar and restaurant.
3573/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2020
- Reference
- 3573/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to modify previously approved plans by increasing the size of the granted basement under the mews of No. 16 Harcourt Street. It also proposes extending and connecting this basement to a new basement under No. 19 Montague Street to serve an approved café-bar and restaurant.
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
- Protected structure: planning permission for the following at no. 16 harcourt street, dublin 2, (a protected structure, dublin city council rps no. 3525), mews to rear of no. 16 harcourt street facing onto montague lane and no. 19 montague street, dublin
- The application seeks modification to the previously approved permissions abp reg. Ref. Pl29s. 249126 (dcc reg. Ref. 3150/17) and reg. Ref. Abp-306760-20 (dcc reg. Ref. 4606/19). This application seeks to increase the size of the previously granted basement under no. 16 harcourt street mews building and extend the basement to include and connect to a new basement under no. 19 montague street for the purposes of extended ancillary services and uses associated with the granted cafe bar and restaurant. All with associated site works and removal works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 136 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 166 m |
| Apt 12 Russell Court, 95/96 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 171 m |
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 175 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 197 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 204 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 216 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 222 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 October 2020
- Decision due10 December 2020
- Decision issued10 December 2020
- Grant issued19 August 2021
- Appeal submitted25 January 2021
- Appeal decided19 August 2021
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