33-41, Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2
Conversion of a Dublin 2 office building into a family hub with 72 ensuite bedrooms for homeless families and individuals.
WEB2680/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 July 2025
- Reference
- WEB2680/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing office building on Mount Street Lower. It will be converted into a short-term emergency accommodation family hub featuring 72 ensuite bedrooms, a communal kitchen and dining area, bicycle parking, and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 72
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
Change of use : permission for the change of use of existing office building to a family hub to facilitate a short-term emergency accommodation development for homeless families and individuals consisting of 72 no. Ensuite bedrooms, communal kitchen/dining area and all associated ancillary development works including bicycle parking and landscaping
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Grattan Hall, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 76 m |
| Apt 3, 29 Stephens Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 99 m |
| 83 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 105 m |
| 151 The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 105 m |
| 104 The Northumberlands, Love Lane Lower, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 105 m |
| 18 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €290,000 | 105 m |
| 154 The Northumberlands, Love Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price | Feb 2025 | €105,470 | 105 m |
| Apt 41, The Northumberlands, Lower Mount St Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €415,000 | 105 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 received17 July 2025
- Decision due10 September 2025
- Decision issued10 September 2025
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