InvalidRetentionDecided 25 February 2020

25/27, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Retention and completion of a commercial building with an increased height and internal reconfigurations.

2251/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 February 2020

Reference: 2251/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 12 February 2020

Summary

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This application seeks retention and completion of a commercial development with amendments to previous permissions. Key changes include a 1.32-metre increase in overall building height, reconfiguration of the ground floor restaurant/café, first-floor retail sales area, and second-floor offices, alongside mechanical plant installation and facade changes.

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Official record

Development description

Retention: permission for retention and completion of development as built with amendments pursuant to planning permission pa ref: 3811/11 and abp ref: pl29n. 240376 and as extended by 3811/11x1. The amendments include the following: (1) overall increase in height of the development by circa 1.32. This is to ensure the building has sufficient, internal floor to ceiling heights to allow for servicing of the premises and provide for additional measures to comply with building regulations. (2) the reconfiguration of the ground floor restaurant and café and ancillary areas of the building and the car parking and circulation areas including ev parking space. (3) the reconfiguration of the first floor area, sales storage and ancillary rooms, to create a more uniform retail sales area. The reconfigured sales area will include a revised off-licence area. (4) minor amendments to the second floor layout of the offices. (5) inclusion of a mechanical plant area on the roof of the building to the west of the office units and in the rear yard at the west of the site. (6) external façade changes to the elevations of the development including in response to condition number 2 of pl29n. 240376 in relation to the elevations addressing drumcondra road upper. (7) minor overall increase in gross floor area of the development, from 3,258sqms to 3,365sqms. A minor increase in the net sales area of the foodstore from 1,350sqms to 1,450sqms. (8) all erected signage.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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
37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9	Feb 2025	€1,207,825	96 m
37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9	Oct 2025	€1,240,825	96 m
5 Clonturk Court, Clonturk Avenue, Drumcondra	Aug 2025	€350,000	111 m
41 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Dublin 9, Dublin	May 2026	€1,385,000	111 m
1 Clonturk Court, Clonturk Avenue, Drumcondra	Apr 2025	€340,000	113 m
128 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€1,100,000	124 m
9 Church View, Church Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Apr 2025	€405,000	142 m
Apt 1, 1 Home Farm Road, Drumcondra	Apr 2025	€220,000	159 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 received12 February 2020
Decision due7 April 2020
Decision issued25 February 2020

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