59 Merrion Square South, Dublin 2
Change of use of the second and third floors of a protected Merrion Square building into two apartments.
WEB2937/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 August 2025
- Reference
- WEB2937/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the second and third floors of a protected structure from commercial to residential use. This will create one single-bedroom apartment on each floor, along with associated site works.
- Residential units
- 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
Protected structure: change of use from commercial to residential use of the second and third floors of the existing building to a one bedroom residential apartment on the second floor and one bedroom residential apartment on the third floor all associated site works. The building is a protected structure under the dublin city development plan 2022-2028 (rps ref no. 5157)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Fitzwilliam Lane, Fitzwilliam St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 1, Ground Floor, 1 Mount Street Upper | Jul 2025 | €1,825,000 | 126 m |
| Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €1,350,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 219 m |
| 46 Upper Mount Street, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €825,000 | 226 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 245 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 245 m |
| 19 Pembroke Lane, Pembroke St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €602,000 | 251 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 received22 August 2025
- Decision due16 October 2025
- Decision issued15 June 2026
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