RefusedApartmentsDecided 4 August 2022

40, 41, 42, and 42A Clanbrassil Street Upper, Dublin 8

Modifications to a permitted development to add three extra apartments and an additional floor, making it a five-storey building.

4243/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 June 2022

Reference: 4243/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 16 June 2022

Summary

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The proposal seeks modifications to a previously approved development, increasing the total units from 24 to 27. This will be achieved through internal changes and adding an extra floor to Block 2, bringing it from four storeys to five storeys. The final mix will consist of 19 one-bed, 7 two-bed, and 1 three-bed units.

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Residential units: 27
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the development at this site seeks modifications to the previously approved permission dcc reg. 3619/20 (abp
309667-21). Modifications are to include the addition of 3 no. Extra units achieved by the way of internal changes to the third floor and an additional floor to the previously granted block 2 bringing the total no. Of floors of the building from 4-storey to 5-storey and increasing the total units in the proposed development from 24 no. Units which consisted of 17 no. One-bed, 7 no. Two-bed to 27 no. Units consisting of 19 no . One-bed, 7 no. Two-bed, 1 no. 3-bed and addition of residential bin store. All associated signage, site works, drainage, street lighting and landscaping are as per the previously granted scheme

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 7 Portobello Wharf, Windsor Terrace, Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€352,000	61 m
5 Portabellowharf, Windsor Terrace, Portobello Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€396,000	61 m
50 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jan 2025	€990,000	68 m
52 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Dec 2025	€985,000	79 m
37 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€830,000	84 m
5 Clanbrassil Close, Upr Clanbrassil St, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€524,500	88 m
3 Longwood Avenue, Portobello, Dublin	Jan 2025	€1,400,000	94 m
33 Longwood Ave, Portobello, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€1,330,000	103 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 received16 June 2022
Decision due10 August 2022
Decision issued4 August 2022
Appeal submitted5 September 2022
Appeal decided24 January 2024

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