15 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2
Change of use of a protected office building to a 12-bedroom guest house.
WEB2754/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 July 2025
- Reference
- WEB2754/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of all floors of a protected structure from office use to guest house accommodation. The development includes 12 bedrooms, interior works, new exterior steps to the rear lightwell, and fire safety upgrades.
- Residential units
- 12
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
Protected structure: the development will consist of the following alterations to a protected structure. (1) change of use of all floors from office use to guest house accommodation for a total of 12 no. Bedrooms including accessible bedroom/ ensuite (2) associated interior works to include new finishes, new drainage, electrical services (3) new exterior steps to the rear lightwell and associated landscaping (4) upgrade fire safety measures to include an aov over the stairs and fire safety lobbies internally.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appartment 2, 18 - 21 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €750,000 | 33 m |
| Apt. 18, 18/21 Mount St Lower, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €805,000 | 37 m |
| 6 Mount Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €1,450,000 | 78 m |
| 19 Madison Court, Off Grattan St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €406,000 | 96 m |
| 5 Grattan Court, Lower Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €475,000 | 115 m |
| Apt 3, 29 Stephens Lane, Mount St Lower Dublin 2not full market price | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 124 m |
| 13 Albert Place East, Lower Grand Canal Street, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €1,005,000 | 155 m |
| 9 Grattan Hall, Lower Mount St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 159 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 received24 July 2025
- Decision due12 May 2026
- Decision issued12 May 2026
- Permission expiry31 July 2031
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