62, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Change of use of a two-and-a-half-storey building from surgery and residential to residential institutional healthcare use.
2393/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 March 2021
- Reference
- 2393/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the entire two-and-a-half-storey building. The current surgery and residential uses on the ground and first floors will transition to residential institutional healthcare use.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of a change of use to the existing two and a half storey building from surgery and residential use to ground floor and first floor levels to residential institutional (healthcare) use for the entire building.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 April 2023.
Notified floor area: 43.33 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 64 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Mar 2026 | €4,300,000 | 15 m |
| Glendarragh, 70 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €1,750,000 | 53 m |
| 2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Mar 2026 | €1,950,000 | 61 m |
| 24 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €670,000 | 74 m |
| 61 Adair, Sandymount Ave, Ballsbridgenot full market price | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 79 m |
| 3 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Road, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €631,000 | 82 m |
| 4 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Rd, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €710,000 | 82 m |
| 41 Adair, Sandymount Ave, Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €500,000 | 105 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 March 2021
- Further information requested7 May 2021
- Further information received20 May 2021
- Decision due16 June 2021
- Decision issued16 June 2021
- Grant issued23 March 2022
- Appeal submitted29 June 2021
- Appeal decided23 March 2022
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