27-28 Mountpleasant Avenue Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06YA72
Alterations to add two studio apartments on the third floor of a mixed-use building.
5041/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 December 2023
- Reference
- 5041/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 December 2023
- Residential units
- 2
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to modify a previously approved scheme by constructing front and rear extensions to the third floor. This floor will be subdivided into two studio apartments, bringing the total residential units in the building to six apartments above the retained ground-floor licensed premises.
- Storeys
- 4
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
- The development will consist of alterations to approved planning permission 3979/23 as follows
- Construction of an 8.7sqm extension to rear of 3rd floor, & 5.7sqm extension to front of 3rd floor
- Subdivision of 3rd floor into 2no studio apartments (from previously approved 2bed apartment- pp2799/20)
- On completion the total development will consist of the previously granted 2no. 1 bedroom apartments at first floor level, previously granted 2no. 1 bed apartments at second floor level, and the proposed 2no. Studio apartments at third floor level. The licenced premises on the ground floor to be retained
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| 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 |
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 received21 December 2023
- Decision due23 February 2024
- Decision issued23 February 2024
In the area
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2390/18Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2018Apartments
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- RefusedAt this site
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3562/23Dublin CityLodged 14 Apr 2023Alterations
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3845/19Dublin CityLodged 23 Aug 2019Apartments
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3441/23Dublin CityLodged 24 Mar 2023Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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