ESB Site – Block E, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2.

South East Inner City · Dublin CityNew

Mount Street Upper (55 - 62), Dublin 2, Dublin

51Worth a lookStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: 11 homes; commenced 31 Oct 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2020

1 more reason

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

Area: —
Zoning: O2
Homes: 11 homes (granted)

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Who to contact: Land Registry folio (€5 search) · No organisation on record for this land. The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio: search landdirect.ie by map (a small fee applies).

What could be built

11 homes (granted)

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What it might be worth

Indicative, not a valuation

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 97

Appeals

Total: 18
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, 25 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 24 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, 25 Sept 2026; moderngov, 24 Sept 2026; npad, 25 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 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: 1,284

Base rates (2)

Label	N	Of	Text
Applications for 10+ homes granted	19	26	19 of 26 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted
Appealed schemes granted by the Commission	5	12	5 of 12 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Decision	Units	Address
DCC	WEB1019/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	27	Site bounded by numbers 11 & no. 32 Hanover Lane, Dublin 8
DCC	WEB5590/25	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	189	1-6 Beresford Street, Dublin 7, D7T611. The site is bounded by Cuckoo Lane to the north, George's Hill to the east, Marys Lane to the south and Beresford St…
DCC	WEB1433/26	Permission	GRANT PERMISSION	12	13-18, Fegan's, Chancery Street & 1-1a St. Michans Place, Dublin 7 D07A275
DCC

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
11 homes; commenced 31 Oct 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Jan 2020
source
10 Sept 2026 Commencement notice · 76 m
Work commenced at 27 Fitzwilliam Lower, Dublin 2, D02KT92 under WEB2815/24
source
6 Jul 2026 Commencement notice · 219 m
Work commenced at 29 Herbert Street, Dublin, Dublin 2, D02 NH02
source
1 Jul 2026 New application · 215 m
WEB2630/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE / RETENTION: Planning permission for: 1) Remodelling of the rear yard to include a screened garden
source
24 Jun 2026 Sale recorded (PPR) · 179 m
€576,001 · APT 8, VERSCHOYLE MEWS, STEPHENS LANE DUBLIN 2 · second-hand
source
19 Jun 2026 New application · 234 m
5159/26: application received — PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The application consists of amendments to previously granted Ref.3124/24 , the repair and refurbis
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, 19 Sept 2026; rzlt, 18 Sept 2026

Constraints

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

Kinds (2)

Kind	Label	Count
niah	NIAH-recorded building	10
radon	Radon risk area	1

More detail

On the market

Radius m: 1,000
Years: 3

All sales

Count: 757
Median price: 488,987
First sale: 2023-09-25
Last sale: 2026-09-17

New build

Count: 46
Median price: 756,998
Min price: 150,000
Max price: 1,450,000

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 24 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 25 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 31 Oct 2017
Zoning · as of 14 Dec 2022
npad · as of 25 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 25 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 24 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 18 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 19 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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Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	86,493	DCC	3164/23	Fenian Street	62-64, Fenian Street, Nos. 2, 3, 4, 9 & 10 Bass Place and Nos. 1-3 Sandwith Street Upper, Dublin 2
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	72,028	DCC	3452/21	17 Pearse Square	17 Pearse Square, Dublin 2 D02 A338
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	87,967	DCC	DSDZ2668/19	Sir John Rogerson's Quay	20-24, Sir John Rogerson's Quay (A Protected Structure), 25-27 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, 1-5, 11/11a, 12-14 Lime Street, Lime Court & at 8-10 Hanover Street …
application	87,988	DCC	DSDZ3545/19	Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East	The (former) An Post Depot, Cardiff Lane and Hanover Street East, Dublin 2 (which is now known as 'Ropemaker Place')
application	86,811	DCC	4778/19	located at Brunswick Villas	(0.2695 ha) located at Brunswick Villas, Shaw Street, Townsend Street and Spring Garden Lane, Dublin 2
application	80,607	DCC	3080/19	Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street	Corner of Sandwith Street and Boyne Street, 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	87,537	DCC	5010/22	Catholic University School	Catholic University School (CUS), 89, 90, 91 & 92, Leeson Street Lower, Dublin 2
application	86,608	DCC	3349/19	Molyneux Home	Molyneux Home, Leeson Park, Dublin 6
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

Council	Committee	Meeting at	Item no	Title	Kind
DCC	South East Area Committee	9 Feb 2026	5	Planning and Development Matters	part8
DCC	South East Area Committee	9 Feb 2026	5.	Planning and Development Matters	part8

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8220DB000750	Fitzwilliam Street	138.6
nta	8220DB000784	Fitzwilliam Street	155.2
nta	8220DB000749	Baggot St Lower	221.9
nta	8220DB007391	Merrion Sq South	228.1
nta	8220DB000493	Holles Street	244.5
nta	8220DB004684	Holles Street	251.9
nta	8220DB000783	Baggot St Lower	263.5
nta	8220DB000751	Herbert Street	266.8
nta	8220DB000410	Mount Street Lower	271.1
nta	8220DB000409	Holles Street	276.4

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.

ESB Site – Block E, Mount Street Upper, Dublin 2.

What could be built

What it might be worth

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Near

Appeals

Deadlines running

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 (2)

More detail

On the market

All sales

New build

Sources

Homes planned nearby

Totals

As of

Sites (15)

Applicants (2)

Public land nearby

Council items (2)

Transport and schools

Stops (10)

Water and drainage

Masked

Links (3)

Schools (10)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m
school_primary	19705T	CATHERINE MC AULEY N SC	DCC	180.5
school_primary	19896G	Scoil Caitriona na mBraithre	DCC	195.5
school_primary	20545H	St Christopher's NS	DCC	562.3
school_postprimary	60490J	C.B.S. Westland Row	DCC	582.3
school_primary	20539M	Gaelscoil Eoin	DCC	590
school_postprimary	60820E	Loreto College	DCC	599.1
school_postprimary	60540V	Catholic University School	DCC	618.8
school_primary	18569J	ST DECLANS SPECIAL SCH	DCC	688.8
school_primary	20103V	JOHN SCOTTUS NS	DCC	766.2
school_primary	20501K	HARCOURT TERRACE EDUCATE TOGETHER NATIONAL SCHOOL	DCC	926.8