GrantedApartmentsDecided 22 February 2019

27-28, Mountpleasant Avenue Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Demolition of the roof to construct a new setback apartment at third-floor level and ground-floor revisions to a licensed premises.

4690/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2018

Reference: 4690/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2018
Residential units: 1

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the existing roof to construct a new setback two-bedroom apartment at third-floor level. It also includes revisions to the ground-floor licensed premises to provide bike and bin storage, resulting in a total of four apartments and the licensed premises on site.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission at 27-28 mount pleasant avenue lower, rathmines, dublin 6 for: a) demolition of the existing roof and reroofing of the front of the building, the construction of a new setback two bedroom apartment at third floor level, including all associated new access stairs, fenestration, dormers, rooflights and terrace at the rear of the property. B) revision of the ground floor level licensed premises to provide for, by way of the revision of the existing pedestrian access onto mount pleasant lower, bike store and bin store facilities on the ground floor to the rear of the site. C) on completion the total development will consist of the previously granted 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment at second floor level, new 1 no. 2 bedroom apartment at third floor level, the existing 2 no. One bedroom units at first floor level and the existing licensed premises at ground floor level, providing a total of 4 apartments and the licensed promises.

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
20a Mountpleasant Ave Lwr, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Aug 2025	€1,535,000	39 m
5 Bessborough Parade, Rathmines, Dublin	May 2025	€1,075,000	49 m
7 Bessborough Parade, Dublin 6, Dublin	Feb 2025	€1,200,000	59 m
32 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€1,435,000	68 m
Flat 1, 19 Richmond Hill, Rathmines	Jun 2026	€1,070,000	73 m
35 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€1,760,000	90 m
8 Prospect Bay, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dublin 3price excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€629,955	97 m
30 Mountpleasant Terrace, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	May 2026	€1,200,000	124 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received20 December 2018
Decision due22 February 2019
Decision issued22 February 2019
Grant issued28 March 2019

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