RefusedCommercialDecided 23 October 2024

49-51 Pleasants Street, Pleasants House & 5 Pleasants Lane, Dublin 8

Addition of a fifth-floor office level to a previously permitted office development.

4221/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 August 2024

Reference: 4221/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 29 August 2024

Summary

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The development consists of amendments to a permitted office scheme, adding an additional set-back storey at the fifth-floor level. This will increase the overall height to six storeys over basement and add 453 sqm of floor area.

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Storeys: 6
Floor area: 453 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site on lands (c. 0.0745 ha) at 49-51 pleasants street (d08 xhf2, do8 vn22, do8 ef24). Pleasants house (do8 f54n) & 5 pleasants lane (d08 hy62), dublin
The subject site is bounded by pleasants street to the south, pleasants lane to the east, o'neill's buildings (a laneway) to the west and by the camden hotel to the north. The development will consist of amendments to the previously permitted office scheme (dcc planning reg. Ref. 3457/22 & abp ref. 314353-22) consisting of the construction of an additional set-back storey at fifth floor level (c. 453 sqm gfa) to comprise office floorspace (c. 351 sqm), and ancillary areas including w/c facilities (c. 28 sqm) and circulation space. The proposal will increase the height of the overall office scheme to 6 no. Storeys over-basement (c. 23.8m) and the permitted floor area from 3,518sqm to 3,971sqm

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8	May 2026	€700,000	22 m
7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8	May 2025	€585,000	43 m
62 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Apr 2025	€625,000	73 m
4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€180,000	76 m
61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8	Jan 2025	€500,000	80 m
Apt 1 Grantham Mews, Dublin 8, Dublin	Aug 2025	€446,000	125 m
6 Synge Street, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€785,000	130 m
53 Synge St, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jul 2025	€970,000	132 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 received29 August 2024
Decision due23 October 2024
Decision issued23 October 2024
Appeal submitted19 November 2024
Appeal decided30 May 2025

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