77, Mespil Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04VN26
Demolition of a shed and construction of a three-storey rear extension to expand a cafe and add three apartments.
3839/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 November 2020
- Reference
- 3839/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves demolishing a shed and constructing a three-storey over basement rear extension. This will expand the existing basement and ground floor cafe, and add two 1-bedroom apartments on the first floor and one 3-bedroom apartment on the second floor.
- Residential units
- 3
- Storeys
- 4
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 is sought for the demolition of an existing shed, remodelling of the existing building and the construction of a three storey over basement extension to the rear of the existing building, including and extension to the existing cafe on the basement and ground foor levels; the provision of 2 no. 1 bed apartment units to the first floor and 1 no. 3 bed unit to the second floor; 2 no. Balconies to the rear of the property; 1 no. Delivery space to the rear of the property; the provision of solar panels and rooflights to the rear existing roof slopes and rear return and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Haddington Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €1,640,000 | 152 m |
| Top Floor Apt, 87 Lower Baggot St, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €435,000 | 179 m |
| 7 Court Apts, Wilton Place, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 182 m |
| Apt 1, Baggot Bridge Court, Pembroke Row Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €470,000 | 197 m |
| 7 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €2,250,000 | 209 m |
| Top Floor Apartment, 11 Herbert Place, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €1,058,823 | 212 m |
| 2 Bagod Rath Apts, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €435,000 | 216 m |
| 42 Eastmoreland Court, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €540,000 | 226 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 received30 November 2020
- Further information requested2 February 2021
- Further information received15 March 2021
- Decision due9 April 2021
- Decision issued7 April 2021
- Grant issued19 May 2021
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