RefusedCommercialDecided 19 March 2019

5, St. Lawrence Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Construction of a new pre-school building and reverting a room in the main house back to residential use.

2107/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 January 2019

Reference: 2107/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 23 January 2019

Summary

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The application proposes a new single-storey pre-school building with five rooflights to contain a classroom and support rooms. It also includes reverting the front reception room of the main house from a Montessori school back to residential use, building a new rear boundary wall, and demolishing an external boiler house.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: construction of a new single storey building (including 5 no. Rooflights) to be used as a pre-school facility containing a classroom and associated support rooms. The proposed development reverts the use of the front reception room of the main house to residential (from montessori school) and includes the construction of new rear boundary wall (2.1m high), new pedestrian gate to rear laneway to property and the demolition of an existing external boiler house.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 St Lawrence Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€2,475,000	21 m
13 Churchfield, 59/60 Clontarf Road, Clontarf	May 2025	€820,000	112 m
10 Carlton Court, Clontarf, Dublin 3	Feb 2025	€345,000	114 m
Apt 20, Carlton Court, St Lawrence Rd Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€325,000	120 m
Studio Apartment, Rear Of 14 Seaview Ave North, Clontarf	Nov 2025	€975,000	134 m
9 Seaview Avenue North, Clontarf, Dublin 3price excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€850,000	135 m
Apt.1, Churchfield, 59/60 Clontarf Road	Jul 2026	€475,000	140 m
81 Hollybrook Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3	Aug 2025	€950,000	153 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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Application received23 January 2019
Decision due19 March 2019
Decision issued19 March 2019

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