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Dublin City Council · WEB5421/25

Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

  1. 16 Oct 2025Received
  2. 9 Dec 2025Refuse permission
  3. 14 Jan 2026Appealed
  4. 12 May 2026Appeal: Refused
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Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Refuse permission · 9 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Units
4
Site
134 m²
Appeal
ACP 500632 · Refused

What’s proposed

(i) change of use of vacant unit at Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, to 2 no. studio apartments and 24.6sq.m museum/community room at ground floor level and 2 no. one-bedroom apartments at first floor level; (ii) internal alterations to facilitate the change of use. Apartment 2 (studio) at ground floor level will be served by private amenity space in the form of an existing terrace to the south of the building; (iii) minor external alterations include the provision of a new entrance for the ground floor apartment; and (iv) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development

WEB5421/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for (i) change of use of vacant unit at Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, received on 16 Oct 2025; permission was refused on 9 Dec 2025.

Planning details

Reference
WEB5421/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal Decided
Received
16 Oct 2025
Observations close
20 Nov 2025 (closed 298 days ago)
Decision due
10 Dec 2025 · decided 9 Dec 2025
Decision
Refuse permission on 9 Dec 2025
Proposed development
(i) change of use of vacant unit at Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, to 2 no. studio apartments and 24.6sq.m museum/community room at ground floor level and 2 no. one-bedroom apartments at first floor level; (ii) internal alterations to facilitate the change of use. Apartment 2 (studio) at ground floor level will be served by private amenity space in the form of an existing terrace to the south of the building; (iii) minor external alterations include the provision of a new entrance for the ground floor apartment; and (iv) all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development
As published by the register.
Site area
134 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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Appeal

ACP 500632 · Planning Appeal · decided · Refused 12 May 2026
received by the Commission 14 Jan 2026 · inspector's report · board order

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    R2 — Existing residential

    Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 21
      Phoenix Park; Phoenix Park; Fountain Lodge
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 6
      Bridge; Water mill - unclassified; Mill - unclassified

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 67378). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.

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