RefusedCommercialDecided 20 March 2026

236 - 238 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin D6WRF44

Demolition of Lyster's Bar and construction of a 5-storey student accommodation building with ground floor commercial space.

WEB1156/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 January 2026

Reference: WEB1156/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 22 January 2026

Summary

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The proposed development involves the demolition of the existing Lyster's Bar. In its place, a new 5-storey building will be constructed, containing 40-bed student accommodation, ground floor commercial space, bicycle storage, and a fourth-floor roof terrace.

Commercialstudent housingdemolitionredevelopment

Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Hermitage property group intends to apply for planning permission at 236
238 harold’s cross road, dublin d6w rf44. The development will consist of (i) the demolition of the existing lyster’s bar, (ii) the construction of a 5-storey new building comprising 40-bed student accommodation with ground floor commercial space, (iii) two external rear bin stores, (iv) external rear bicycle storage for 12 cycles, (v) internal basement cycle store for 40 cycles plus 12 foldable cycles, (vi) hard and soft external rear landscaping, (vii) fourth floor 74 square metre roof terrace, (viii) front and rear facing windows at all levels, (ix) side facing windows at ground to fourth floor of extended rear leg (x) solar panels at roof level, and all associated site works. The site is accessed via harold's cross road and mountain view avenue. The development site is attached to buildings south and north facing harold's cross road, and north on mountain view . Avenue

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
6 Casimir Court, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€400,000	22 m
3 Casimir Court, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€587,000	53 m
95 Leinster Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Aug 2025	€1,535,000	60 m
14 Mountain View Ave, Harold Cross, Dublin 6not full market price	Jan 2025	€375,000	61 m
12 Mountain View Ave, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Dec 2025	€570,000	65 m
94 Leinster Road, Dublin 6, Dublin	Dec 2025	€1,060,000	66 m
1 Carlisle Court, Harolds Cross Rd, Dublin 6	Jan 2026	€405,000	68 m
Apt 12, Mountain View Court, Mountain View Ave Dublin 6w	Jan 2025	€271,000	68 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received22 January 2026
Decision due20 March 2026
Decision issued20 March 2026
Appeal submitted15 April 2026

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