GrantedApartmentsDecided 24 November 2025

25 Lower Mount Pleasant Avenue and the corner of Richmond Hill, Dublin 6, D06 X392

Demolition of a derelict building and construction of a new three-storey apartment building in Dublin 6.

WEB2714/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 July 2025

Reference: WEB2714/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 23 July 2025

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an unused derelict building. It will be replaced by a new three-storey building containing two studio apartments and two three-bedroom apartments.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of an unused derelict building and the construction of a new three-storey apartment building. The proposed layout includes: ground floor - two studio apartments; first floor - one three-bedroom apartment; second floor - one three-bedroom apartment. Each apartment will be provided with bicycle and refuse storage. The main entrance will remain in its existing location on lower mount pleasant avenue, accessed through a landscaped courtyard.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
32 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€1,435,000	52 m
20a Mountpleasant Ave Lwr, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Aug 2025	€1,535,000	55 m
Flat 1, 19 Richmond Hill, Rathmines	Jun 2026	€1,070,000	61 m
5 Bessborough Parade, Rathmines, Dublin	May 2025	€1,075,000	66 m
35 Mount Pleasant Square, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€1,760,000	71 m
7 Bessborough Parade, Dublin 6, Dublin	Feb 2025	€1,200,000	76 m
1 Upper Mount Pleasant Ave, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€675,000	109 m
8 Prospect Bay, Mount Pleasant Avenue, Dublin 3price excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€629,955	117 m

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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 received23 July 2025
Decision due25 November 2025
Decision issued24 November 2025
Appeal submitted19 December 2025
Appeal decided30 April 2026

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