18 Leeson Street Lower - Refurbishment of existing offices and underground car park of an Existing Office building

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18 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 HE97

42Worth a lookStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: commenced 28 May 2021, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2021

1 more reason

0.08 ha zoned O2 (Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic) · source, 14 Dec 2022

Area: 790 m²
Zoning: O2

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What could be built

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What it might be worth

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 70

Appeals

Total: 13
Tagged: 0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Similar schemes nearby

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site

Radius m: 2,000
Years: 5
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 733

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	16	25	16 of 25 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	4	9	4 of 9 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB2243/26	Permission	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	14	1-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street, Dublin 8, D08 H3K5
DCC	WEB1019/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	27	Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8
DCC	WEB1951/26	Permission	ADDITIONAL INFORMATION	86	69D Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The site is situated to the south and west of White Swan Business Centre, to the south east of properties on Elford
DCC	WEB5590/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site. Small N means a wide range: treat anything under 10 decisions as anecdote. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
commenced 28 May 2021, no completion certificate, planned end Sep 2021
source
14 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 0 m
Work commenced at 18 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 HE97 under 3020/22
source
28 Jul 2026 New application · 244 m
WEB2871/26: application received — Westlink Florian Devco Limited intend to apply for planning permission at 25-28 and 29-31 Adelaide Road, Dublin 2. The s
source
10 Jul 2026 New application · 129 m
WEB2721/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development will consist of :The provision of a new passenger lift, accessible from the main ent
source
9 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 191 m
Work commenced at 19/20 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 FX65 under 3440/21
source
8 Jul 2026 Decision · 190 m
WEB2674/26: APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID — PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of The provision of a new passenger lift, accessible from the main e
source

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Available: Yes
On site: No

Zones (2)

Objective text	Plan id	Fetched at	Code	Label	Meaning
Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	DCC_DP_OWN	11 Sept 2026	—	—	—
Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with th…	DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028	11 Sept 2026	O2	Green belt	Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Constraints

Available: Yes
Buffer m: 50
Opw flood extent nearby: No

Kinds (3)

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	20
radon	Radon risk area	1

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 218
Median price: 578,000.5
First sale: 2023-10-19
Last sale: 2026-07-22

New build

Count: 5
Median price: 506,608
Min price: 150,000
Max price: 881,000

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 26 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 26 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 28 May 2021
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 26 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 26 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 26 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 25 Sept 2026
Planning applications: as of 22 Sept 2026 — National planning feed (NPAD); descriptions are truncated at source and applicants are organisations only, where a council register publishes them.
Appeals: as of 18 Sept 2026
Permitted, not started: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Grants of 10+ homes since 2017; 'not started' means no matched commencement notice.
RZLT map: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Latest annual RZLT edition per council; parcels under 0.1 ha are left out.
Zoning: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Generalised zoning (MyPlan GZT) and council layers; Dublin councils only for now.
Council land disposals (s.183): as of 18 Sept 2026 — Only disposals the council minutes locate on a map are shown; the last three years.
Public land: as of 11 Sept 2026 — The LDA's register of relevant public land.

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Label

Text

Applications for 10+ homes granted

16 of 25 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted

Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

4 of 9 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Council

Ref

Type

Decision

Units

Address

DCC

WEB2243/26

Permission

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

1-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street, Dublin 8, D08 H3K5

DCC

WEB1019/26

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8

DCC

WEB1951/26

Permission

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

69D Donore Avenue, Dublin 8. The site is situated to the south and west of White Swan Business Centre, to the south east of properties on Elford

DCC

WEB5590/25

Permission

GRANT PERMISSION

Objective text

Plan id

Fetched at

Code

Label

Meaning

Zone Z8 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

DCC_DP_OWN

11 Sept 2026

—

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas: To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with th…

DU-001:DP:development-plan-2022-2028

11 Sept 2026

Green belt

Zoned to protect the open land between urban areas. Development is strongly resisted.

Kind

Label

Count

niah

NIAH-recorded building

radon

Radon risk area

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	88,910	DCC	4308/23	Technology / Technological University Dublin	Site of former Dublin Institute of Technology / Technological University Dublin (TUD), Kevin Street Lower and 23 Liberty Lane, Dublin 8
application	85,263	DCC	WEB2536/25	generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2	0.461 ha landholding, generally bound by James Place East and Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2
application	85,964	DCC	WEB2305/24	Pembroke known as 55 Lad Lane	site at Pembroke known as 55 Lad Lane, Pembroke Row, Dublin 2
application	88,661	DCC	3067/21	Nos. 39-43	To the rear of Nos. 39-43, Merrion Square East (Protected Structures) D02NP96, D02 R997 and off Stephen's Place, Dublin 2
application	88,737	DCC	WEB2816/24	Nos. 36	Lands known as ‘Blackberry Fair’ and part of No. 46 Lower Rathmines Road (the rear extension) located to the rear of Nos. 36, 38
application	88,817	DCC	2107/20	Block 4, Tom Kelly Road and Charlemont Street	Tom Kelly Road/ Charlemont Street, Dublin 2, D02 P489
application	83,705	DCC	3546/21	17-19 Richmond Street South and 14 Gordon Place	17-19 Richmond Street South and 14 Gordon Place, Dublin 2, D02 EF 20.
application	80,878	DCC	3233/21	Peter Place	Peter Place, Dublin 2
application	83,479	DCC	4807/19	Nos 2	Nos 2, 3 and 4, Wilton Place, Dublin 2
application	81,914	DCC	3932/22	Scruffy Murphy's Public House	Former Scruffy Murphy's Public House, 1/2 Power's Court, Dublin 2, D02 EK50
application	69,398	DCC	3900/20	Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane	24-25, Fenian Street and site to rear facing Denzille Lane, Dublin 2
application	86,608	DCC	3349/19	Molyneux Home	Molyneux Home, Leeson Park, Dublin 6
application	87,537	DCC	5010/22	Catholic University School	Catholic University School (CUS), 89, 90, 91 & 92, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2
application	88,666	DCC	2502/20	Block 5, Tom Kelly Road	Tom Kelly Road / Charlemont Street, Dublin 2, D02 P489
application	84,849	DCC	3000/21	Nos124 & 125 Baggot Street Lower	Site at Pembroke Lane and to the rear of Nos124 & 125 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2

Name	Sites	Homes
Esprit Investments Limited	1	27
Le Favre Merrion Holdings Limited	1	19
Dairbhre Developments Limited	1	16

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB000786	Leeson Street Lwr	46.2
nta	8220DB000845	Leeson Street Lwr	82.6
nta	8220DB001014	Earlsfort Terrace	143.7
nta	8220DB001013	Earlsfort Trce	159.2
nta	8220DB006074	Earlsfort Trce	160.7
nta	8220DB000846	Adelaide Road	194.3
nta	8220DB000909	Adelaide Road	221.5

Name	Note
Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment capacity register	Wastewater and water supply headroom per plant; check the plant serving this site.
Uisce Éireann pre-connection enquiry	The formal answer on whether a connection is feasible.
ESB Networks capacity heatmaps	Available demand capacity at the nearest substations.

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_postprimary	60540V	Catholic University School	DCC	66.9
school_postprimary	60820E	Loreto College	DCC	235.7
school_primary	20501K	HARCOURT TERRACE EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL	DCC	336.4
school_primary	19705T	CATHERINE MC AULEY N SC	DCC	677.8
school_primary	19896G	Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre	DCC	706.2
school_primary	17893N	SANCTA MARIA C B S	DCC	756.3
school_postprimary	60470D	Christian Brothers, Synge St.	DCC	817.2
school_primary	19928Q	RANELAGH MULTI DENOM NS	DCC	887.2
school_primary	14556D	South City CNS	DCC	966.1

18 Leeson Street Lower - Refurbishment of existing offices and underground car park of an Existing Office building

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Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

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Zoning, services and constraints

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Zones (2)

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Planning history

Planning on and around the site

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Appeals

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Similar schemes nearby

Base rates (2)

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (2)

Constraints

Kinds (3)

More detail

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