Site to rear of 1B Bloomfield Avenue and adjacent to Bloomfield Cottages, Dublin 8
Demolition of a garage and construction of a new two-storey, two-bedroom mews house with a green roof and courtyard.
WEB1147/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 January 2026
- Reference
- WEB1147/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking permission to demolish an existing single-storey garage. In its place, they plan to build a two-storey, two-bedroom mews dwelling featuring a flat green roof with three rooflights and a private ground-floor courtyard. Access to the new home will be via Bloomfield Cottages.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
(i) demolition of the existing single-storey garage; (ii) construction of a two- storey, two-bedroom, flat/green roofed with 3 no. Rooflights, mews dwelling with private amenity space in the form of an enclosed courtyard at ground floor level; and, (iii) all ancillary works inclusive of landscaping, boundary treatments and suds drainage necessary to complete the development. The dwelling will be accessible via bloomfield cottages.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Bloomfield Ave, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8 | Apr 2026 | €990,000 | 18 m |
| 6 Bloomfield Cottages, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €500,000 | 23 m |
| Apt 1, 59 South Circular Road, Portobello | Jun 2025 | €600,000 | 56 m |
| Flat 1 19 Longwood Ave, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €1,135,000 | 71 m |
| 27 St Kevins, Bloomfield Avenue, South Circular Road | Apr 2026 | €417,000 | 74 m |
| 33 Longwood Ave, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €1,330,000 | 106 m |
| 39 Avenue Rd, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Nov 2025 | €1,300,000 | 107 m |
| 37 Longwood Avenue, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €830,000 | 119 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 received20 January 2026
- Decision due19 March 2026
- Decision issued26 January 2026
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