GrantedNew dwellingDecided 17 December 2020

45, Avenue Road, Portobello, Dublin 8, D08 F6P3

Demolition of a commercial garage to build a two-storey mews dwelling with a roof garden.

3639/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 October 2020

Reference: 3639/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 28 October 2020

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of an existing single-storey commercial garage. In its place, a new two-storey mews dwelling with a mezzanine, a roof garden, and off-street parking will be constructed.

New dwellingmewsdemolitionnew house

Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for demolition of existing single storey commercial garage and construction of a two storey with mezzanine mews dwelling. Mews development at ground floor level to consist of entrance, living, kitchen, dining and mezzanine over wc and utility, at rear lower first floor level to consist of 1 no. Bedroom and bathroom under part flat roof with rooflights adjacent to no. 47 avenue road and part external enclosed roof garden adjacent to no. 43 avenue road and at front upper first floor level to consist of 1 no. Bedroom and ensuite under pitched roof with stairwell dormer access to roof garden. Development to include new boundary walls to front and rear of the site with separate pedestrian and vehicular entrance gates to avenue road, provision of an off-street car parking space and bike storage to the front and associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 2 November 2021.

Notified floor area: 129 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Unit 1, 5 Victoria St, Dublin 8	Jan 2026	€1,220,000	28 m
Flat 1, 2 Victoria Street, South Circular Road	Jul 2025	€1,050,000	33 m
39 Avenue Rd, Portobello, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€1,300,000	50 m
27 St Kevins, Bloomfield Avenue, South Circular Road	Apr 2026	€417,000	55 m
33 South Circular Road, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€750,000	61 m
2 Bloomfield Ave, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€990,000	89 m
Apt 1, 59 South Circular Road, Portobello	Jun 2025	€600,000	90 m
12 Florence St, Dublin 8, Dublin	Mar 2025	€870,000	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 received28 October 2020
Decision due22 December 2020
Decision issued17 December 2020
Grant issued10 February 2021

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