InvalidApartmentsDecided 20 February 2020

159, North Circular Road, Dublin 7

Subdivision of a house into three apartments with extensions and an attic conversion on North Circular Road.

2174/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 January 2020

Reference: 2174/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 31 January 2020

Summary

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The application proposes subdividing an existing two-storey end-of-terrace house into two 1-bedroom apartments and one 3-bedroom apartment. Works include a new two-storey side extension, a single-storey rear extension with a roof terrace, and an attic conversion with a rear dormer.

Apartmentssubdivisionapartmentsextensionattic conversion

Residential units: 3
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Permission sought for sub-dividing existing two storey end of terrace house into 2 no. 1 bedroom apartments at ground floor level (51.40sq. M & 49.08sq. M) & 1 no. 3 bedroom apartment at first & attic floor levels complete with ground floor entrance hall (129.39sq. M). Construction works to include new two storey pitched roof extension to side (29.56sq. M), single storey flat roof extension to rear (16.24sq. M) with screened roof terrace over, raising floor & eaves level of rear two storey return to match existing house & new attic conversion complete with dormer roof extension to rear (29.21sq. M). There will be 2 no. New apartment entrance doors within the side/west elevation facing onto ellesmere avenue, new windows to front/side & rear elevations, velux roof windows to front & side elevations, complete with internal alterations & all associated site works at 159 north circular road (siding onto ellesmere avenue) dublin 7.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1 187 North Circular Rd, Cabra, Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€815,000	87 m
68 Ellesmere Ave, Nth Circular Rd, Dublin 7	Feb 2026	€690,000	93 m
2 Old Cabra Road, Dublin 7	Sept 2025	€410,000	110 m
Bird Hill, 127 North Circular Rd, Dublin 7	Dec 2025	€1,500,000	145 m
43 Old Cabra Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin	Feb 2025	€805,000	154 m
1 Drumalee Road, Aughrim Street, North Circular Road	Jun 2025	€460,000	156 m
1-68 Blackhorse Place, Blackhorse Avenueprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€29,128,440	172 m
15 Annamoe Road, Cabra, Dublin 7price excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€770,925	194 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 received31 January 2020
Decision due26 March 2020
Decision issued20 February 2020

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