Saint John The Evangelist, Saint John's Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 FD76
Flooring repair and subsidence works inside Saint John The Evangelist church.
0155/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 April 2025
- Reference
- 0155/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 21 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves lifting subsided timber floorboards, heating grates, and tiles to excavate and fit a new foundation. Pews will be temporarily removed and refitted, and subsided stone steps in the chancel will be reset.
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
- Expp: protected structure: flooring repair works consisting of
- Remove pews from aisles and store safely during works
- Lift sections of existing timber floorboards, heating grates and tiled floor that have subsided
- Excavate and fit new foundation to engineers specification
- Repair/renew of floor structure below including new tassel walls as necessary
- Fit new insulation between joists
- Clear vegetation and repair external ventilation shafts
- Re-lay floorboards and tiles at original level. 8 refit pews in original positions
- Lift stone in steps to chancel which have subsided
- Refit stone steps in chancel at original level on solid base
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €975,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 8 S T John's Wood, St John's Road, Sandymount | Aug 2025 | €502,000 | 76 m |
| 7 St Johns Park Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €855,000 | 78 m |
| 38 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Road, Sandymount | Oct 2025 | €835,000 | 100 m |
| 51 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €715,000 | 115 m |
| 1 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €47,000 | 141 m |
| 2 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €47,000 | 153 m |
| 12 St Johns Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €2,020,000 | 197 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 received21 April 2025
- Decision due19 May 2025
- Decision issued19 May 2025
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