GrantedApartmentsDecided 13 June 2018

Bethany House, Junction of Park Avenue and Gilford Road, Dublin 4

Construction of a 23-unit sheltered housing block in Sandymount, replacing seven previously approved townhouses.

2070/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 January 2018

Reference: 2070/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 January 2018
Floor area: 37 m²

Summary

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The development at Bethany House proposes to replace seven previously approved townhouses with a part two- and three-storey sheltered accommodation block containing 23 apartments. This will bring the total number of residential units across the site's four blocks to 62.

Apartmentssheltered housingapartmentsamendment

Residential units: 23
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Amendment of planning application register reference 3034/13 to extend the sheltered housing development by replacing the approved 7 no. Townhouses with an additional residential block of 23 no. Units and amendments to the design of 3 of the 39 previously permitted units at bethany house, junction of park avenue & gilford road, sandymount, dublin
The proposed development and amendment application will consist of the omission of 7 no. 3 bedroom two/ three storey townhouses from the approved scheme (3034/13) and their replacement with part two / three storey sheltered accommodation block (maximum ridge height of 10.6 m) containing 9 no. 1 bedroom and 14 no. 2 bedroom units (total 23 no. Residential units) referred as block d. The new proposed building will be immediately adjacent to the permitted blocks a, b, c as comprising 39 no. Residential units. The development includes amendments to the design of 3 no. Units permitted under reg. Ref. 3034/13 (block c, unit nos. 12, 26 & 39 ). The total no. Of residential units across the 4 no. Blocks a-d being 62 no. Units. The proposed amended development also comprises a single storey plant room, a bin store, an esb substation and total 23 no. Car parking spaces, 12 no. Cycle spaces, a maintained pedestrian access to the proposal from park avenue, the omission of a previously permitted separate vehicular access to serve the 7 no. Residential units, a landscape scheme, boundary treatments and all other ancillary works above and below ground as to support the proposed amended and existing approved scheme

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 14 October 2021.

Notified floor area: 75 m²

6 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Gilford Pines, Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€522,000	88 m
36 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€375,000	93 m
8 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Sandymount	Mar 2025	€338,000	93 m
Apt 50, Windermere, Gilford Rd Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€610,000	93 m
Apt 53 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4not full market price	May 2025	€200,000	93 m
12 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€350,000	93 m
Apt 15, Windermere, Gilford Rd Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€380,000	93 m
35 Gilford Pines, Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€428,000	106 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

Timeline

Application received15 January 2018
Further information requested9 March 2018
Further information received18 May 2018
Decision due14 June 2018
Decision issued13 June 2018
Grant issued20 July 2018

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