48, Mountpleasant Square, Dublin 6
Extensive alterations, extensions, and accessibility modifications to a protected structure.
3854/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 April 2022
- Reference
- 3854/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 April 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a two-storey rear extension, an internal passenger lift, and an external front access ramp. It also includes the retention of previous rear extension changes, basement window-to-door conversions, and relocating the external basement stairs.
- Storeys
- 2
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: permission & retention: planning permission for the following works: (a) construction of two-storey extension to the rear including rooflight, (b) retention of changes made to existing rear extension built on foot of planning permission no. 4002/05, except as they are in turn changed by the current proposal, (c) modifications to that existing rear extension including construction of new bay window, (d) installation of internal passenger lift in main house, (e) construction of external access ramp to front including modifying existing railings and plinth, (f) changing existing basement windows at front to doors, (g) moving the existing front external stairs to basement from the right to the left side including modifying existing railings and plinth, (h) construction of new internal stairs flight from first floor landing to existing rear extension at first floor, (j) modifying internal and external walls as indicated on plans.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 23 June 2023.
Notified floor area: 245 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Walkers Cottages, Mt Pleasant Place, Ranelagh | Nov 2025 | €600,000 | 59 m |
| 3 Mountpleasant Place, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 63 m |
| 6 Mountpleasant Place, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 65 m |
| 6 Mountpleasant Place, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Oct 2025 | €747,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 1 The Hill Pub, 12 Old Mount Pleasant, Ranelagh | Mar 2026 | €6,493 | 90 m |
| 1 Upper Mount Pleasant Ave, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €675,000 | 90 m |
| 8 Mountpleasant Avenue Upper, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €1,160,000 | 94 m |
| 35 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €1,760,000 | 95 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 received29 April 2022
- Decision due23 June 2022
- Decision issued9 May 2022
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