30 Haddon Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3, D03 FN20
Conversion of a former nursing home in Clontarf into 11 residential apartments.
2575/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 March 2020
- Reference
- 2575/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing care home for the elderly into a residential development. The works will involve partial demolition and internal alterations to create 11 apartments, alongside the provision of private amenity spaces, car parking, and bicycle spaces.
- Residential units
- 11
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the change of use for the existing building on site from a care home for the elderly/nursing home to residential. Works to facilitate the change of use will comprise of the: (a) demolition of parts of the existing building including the removal of: internal walls, external doors and windows; (b) internal alterations to the existing building to provide for 11 no. Residential apartments (1 no. Studio unit, 6 no. 1 bed units and 4 no. 2 bed units) including the construction of new internal walls; (c) reconstruction of parts of the external walls; (d) provision of private amenity spaces; (e) installation of 11 no. Roof lights; and (f) 3 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Universally accessible), 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces, secure bin storage and all associated landscaping, site development and infrastructural works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Haddon Rd, Clontarf, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,695,000 | 25 m |
| Townhouse 2 Pear Grove, Rear Of 7 Castle Avenue, Clontarf | Dec 2025 | €440,000 | 81 m |
| 12 Castle Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2025 | €800,000 | 92 m |
| 23 The Schooner Alverno, Castle Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3 | Sept 2025 | €315,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 1, 39 Haddon House, Haddon Rd | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 2, 39 Haddon House, Haddon Rd | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 129 m |
| 13 The Paddocks, Haddon Park, Clontarf | Nov 2025 | €970,000 | 142 m |
| Apt 21 The Spinaker, Alverno, Castle Ave | Nov 2025 | €430,000 | 146 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 received26 March 2020
- Further information requested15 July 2020
- Further information received13 October 2020
- Decision due9 November 2020
- Decision issued9 November 2020
- Appeal submitted8 December 2020
- Appeal decided22 July 2021
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- GrantedAt this site
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