GrantedHousing estateDecided 20 August 2020

No. 56 Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (D06 DH48) and land located to the front (and within the curtilage) of No. 57 Charleston Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 (D06 PX78) (and is a corner site with Charleston Avenue)

Demolition of a detached house to build a terrace of four townhouses.

2573/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 March 2020

Reference: 2573/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 25 March 2020

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition of an existing six-bedroom, two-storey detached dwelling. In its place, a terrace of 4 four-storey, three-bedroom townhouses will be constructed with associated parking, terraces, and access changes.

Housing estatedemolitiontownhousesresidential

Residential units: 4
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought at no. 56 charleston road, ranelagh, dublin 6 (d06 dh48) and land located to the front (and within the curtilage) of no. 57 charleston road, ranelagh, dublin 6 (d06 px78) (and is a corner site with charleston avenue) for development consisting of: (a) demolition of no. 56 charleston road, a six-bedroom two-storey (with attic accommodation detached dwelling; (b) construction of a terrace of 4 no. Four-storey, three-bedroom townhouses. Each townhouse to be provided with 1 no. Internalised parking space and private amenity space in the form of rear garden (25.5sq. M-31.8sq. M), upper ground floor terrace (12 sqm) to the rear and 2nd floor terrace (10.7sqm) at front elevation. Permission is also sought for the following works: (i) removal of existing pedestrian and vehicular entrances on charleston road and provision of a new vehicular entrance to serve the development; and, (ii) removal of vehicular entrance on charleston avenue and provision of a new pedestrian entrance. The development also includes landscaping, boundary treatments, suds drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 August 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 31 July 2023.

Notified floor area: 911.8 m²

3 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
6 Charleston Court, Charleston Road, Ranelagh	Apr 2025	€471,000	66 m
5 Charleston Ave, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Oct 2025	€1,920,000	76 m
9 Charleston Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€901,000	98 m
23 Charlestown Road, Renalagh, Dublin 6	Apr 2026	€1,375,000	100 m
26 Charleston Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Apr 2026	€1,620,000	103 m
6 Belgrave Sq East, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jun 2025	€1,650,000	104 m
24 Charlestown Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Apr 2026	€1,375,000	107 m
16 Charleston Court, Charleston Rd, Ranelagh Dublin 6	Feb 2025	€510,000	112 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 received25 March 2020
Further information requested3 July 2020
Further information received22 July 2020
Decision due18 August 2020
Decision issued20 August 2020
Grant issued18 January 2021
Appeal submitted7 September 2020
Appeal decided18 January 2021

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