Planning Permission Ireland
Exempt — no permission neededAlterationsDecided 19 May 2025

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

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The 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.

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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

Z8: Georgian Conservation Areas
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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
34 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4Apr 2025€975,00057 m
Apt 8 S T John's Wood, St John's Road, SandymountAug 2025€502,00076 m
7 St Johns Park Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4Apr 2025€855,00078 m
38 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Road, SandymountOct 2025€835,000100 m
51 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4Jul 2025€715,000115 m
1 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, SandymountDec 2025€47,000141 m
2 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, SandymountDec 2025€47,000153 m
12 St Johns Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4Sept 2025€2,020,000197 m

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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

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  1. Application received21 April 2025
  2. Decision due19 May 2025
  3. Decision issued19 May 2025

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