RefusedChange of useDecided 19 February 2021

No's 29 and 30 Fitzwilliam Street Lower and No's 61 and 62 Mount Street Upper Dublin 2.

Change of use from museum to three residential units within protected structures.

3972/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 December 2020

Reference: 3972/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 18 December 2020

Summary

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The application seeks modifications to a permitted development, consisting of a change of use from museum to residential. This will provide three residential units across lower ground, ground, and upper floors of existing protected structures.

Change of useprotected structurechange of useresidential

Residential units: 3

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for development at a site of 0.054 ha. The development relates to proposed modifications to part of the wider redevelopment of the site at no’s 13-30 fitzwilliam street lower, dublin 2 comprising most of a city block bounded by fitzwilliam street lower, mount street upper, james’s street east and baggot street lower. The proposed development comprises modifications to the development permitted on site under an bord pleanala reference pl29s. 244492 (dublin city council reg. Ref. 3052/14), as amended by dublin city council reg. Ref. 4428/17, currently under construction. The proposed development will consist of change of use to residential from museum use at lower ground level of no’s 29 and 30 fitzwilliam street lower and no. 62 mount street upper, ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor levels of no. 29 fitzwilliam street lower to provide 3 no. Residential units comprising 1 no. Two bed unit at lower ground floor level (c. 118m2 gfa), 1 no. Two bed duplex unit at lower ground and ground floor level (c. 122m2 gfa) and 1 no. Three bed triplex unit at ground to 3rd floor levels (c. 248m2 gfa). No increase to existing gfa is proposed. Access to the proposed units will be provided from lower ground level on mount street upper and fitzwilliam street lower and from ground floor level on fitzwilliam street lower. The proposed development also consists of the following works: part replacement of the external stair providing access to lower ground level from mount street upper; installation of post boxes/keypad at ground level; demolition of external walls in front external lightwell area and part replacement with gate/railings; provision of ancillary storage/services in existing external vaults; amendments to vault doorways; new window and door opes at lower ground level; amendments to existing window and door opes at lower ground and rear first floor levels; replacement of existing fenestration at all levels of no. 29 fitzwilliam street lower; balcony at rear first floor level of no. 29 fitzwilliam street lower; reconfiguration of internal layouts including provision of internal stairways connecting lower ground and ground levels of no’s 29 and 30 fitzwilliam street lower; removal of existing stairwell connecting lower ground and ground level of no. 29 fitzwilliam street lower; erection of external boundary walls to rear; amendments to external storage and open space areas to the rear of no. 61 mount street upper; associated amendments to hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site development works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, Ground Floor, 1 Mount Street Upper	Jul 2025	€1,825,000	38 m
42 Fitzwilliam Lane, Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€900,000	108 m
46 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€825,000	136 m
6 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€1,450,000	188 m
Apt. 18, 18/21 Mount St Lower, Dublin 2	Feb 2025	€805,000	202 m
Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€1,350,000	229 m
Appartment 2, 18 - 21 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2	May 2026	€750,000	230 m
Apt 3, 29 Stephens Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price	Mar 2026	€250,000	234 m

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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 received18 December 2020
Decision due19 February 2021
Decision issued19 February 2021

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