23, Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1
Internal alterations and window replacements at a protected structure on Mountjoy Square.
3790/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 November 2020
- Reference
- 3790/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves removing a 1980s staircase and partitions at basement and hall floor levels. It also includes installing new timber flooring, partitions, bathrooms, a glazed fire door, and replacing six windows with timber casement windows.
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 works at basement and hall floor lvels at 23 mountjoy square, dublin 1 - a protected structure, (rps 5434)
- Removing 1980's staircase from rear basement to rear hall floor return
- Removing 1980's plasterboard partitions separating the lobby, staircase and rear return office in the basement return
- Removing six number 1980's single-glazed, top-hung, outward opening windows in the rear hall and basement return
- Installation of new timber floor at hall floor return level
- Installation of new partitions at rear basement return level to form a lobby/ tea station and rear office
- Installation of two number new bathrooms at rear hall floor return access
- Supply and fit of six number new side-hung, timber casement, outward opening windows
- Supply and fit glazed fire door at hall floor rear hall
- Fitting new floorcovering throughout
- Decoration throughout
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 February 2025.
Notified floor area: 538 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Pemberton House, 33 Mountjoy Sq, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €232,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 91 Pemberton, 33 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €235,000 | 98 m |
| 90 Pemberton House, 33 Mountjoy Sq, Mountjoy Place Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €235,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 2, 33 Mountjoy Sq, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 99 m |
| Apt 7 33 Mountjoy Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €292,000 | 122 m |
| 7 Emmet St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 141 m |
| 500 North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €620,000 | 142 m |
| Apt. No. 84, 35 Mountjoy Square, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 148 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 November 2020
- Decision due27 January 2021
- Decision issued27 January 2021
- Grant issued11 March 2021
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