Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
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WEB5421/25 is a planning application for permission at Museum Unit, Block C, Bellevue, Islandbridge, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 16 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: (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. The council refused permission on 9 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 20 Nov 2025. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 500632 on 12 May 2026 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 4 units. Within 500 m there are 16 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.
Proposal
(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.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 9 Dec 2025
- Units
- 4
- Site (from polygon)
- 134 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 16 Oct 2025New applicationObservation window closed 20 Nov 2025
- 9 Dec 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 15 Jan 2026
- 16 Jan 2026Appeal lodged
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
- Radon risk area · 2
- Recorded monument · 6
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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