49/51, Amiens Street, Dublin 1
Reconstruction and refurbishment of protected structures on Amiens Street to provide 13 apartment units.
3637/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 August 2018
- Reference
- 3637/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on these protected structures involves reconstructing numbers 49 and 50 Amiens Street into a three-storey over basement building with a fourth-floor penthouse to provide 9 apartments. Number 51 will be refurbished, repaired, and extended to provide 4 apartments, including basement and ground floor rear extensions.
- Residential units
- 13
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; the development will comprise of the following (i) reconstruction at no. 49 and 50 amiens street to provide a three storey over basement building, with a fourth floor penthouse level stepped back. The existing front facade to no. 50 will be retained and altered/refurbished where necessary. The reconstructed building will contain 9 no. Apartment units (8 no. One bedroom apartments and 1 no. Studio). Basement level studio will be provided with a private courtyard to the rear. Penthouse level apartments will be provided with private terraces to the front / street elevation; (ii) refurbishment repair and extension at no. 51 amiens street to provide 4 no. 1 bed apartments; comprising basement and ground floor level rear extension, reconstruction of original light well, together with plinth walls and railings , to street elevation; removal of chimney breast at basement level; reinstatement of window openings at basement level in the front/street elevation, and provision of new door. New courtyard to rear to serve the basement level apartment . Alterations to front facade at ground level to provide 2 no. Window openings. Block up non-original opening between no. 50 & 51 at first floor level. Reinstatement of stairwell in no. 51 to original form and position; (iii) landscaped communal courtyard to the rear, together with bin storage and bicycle parking; suds drainage & all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 49/50 Amiens Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €5,114,678 | 7 m |
| 5 Killarney Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 24 Montgomery Court, Foley St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €370,000 | 115 m |
| 27 Killarney St, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,020,000 | 122 m |
| 16 The Foundry, Beaver Street, Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €406,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 8, Montgomery Court, Foley St Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €355,000 | 129 m |
| Apt 2 - Second Floor, 36 Amiens St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €235,000 | 134 m |
| 16 The Forge, The Steelworks, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €315,000 | 141 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 received1 August 2018
- Further information requested25 September 2018
- Further information received15 November 2018
- Decision due12 December 2018
- Decision issued12 December 2018
- Appeal submitted21 January 2019
- Appeal decided26 June 2019
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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