Ashley House, 2A Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9
Conversion of a ground floor betting office to a takeaway and first floor offices to two apartments in Santry.
2582/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 March 2019
- Reference
- 2582/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 March 2019
- Residential units
- 2
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the ground floor from a betting office to a hot food takeaway shop. It also proposes converting the first-floor offices into two one-bedroom apartments.
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
Planning permission is sought for change of use of the ground floor from betting office to use as a hot food takeaway shop, and for change of use of the first floor from offices to use as two 1-bedroom apartments.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood 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.
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 10 December 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 September 2020.
Notified floor area: 99 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 11 Schoolhouse Ct, Schoolhouse Ln, Santry | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 19 Schoolhouse Ct., Schoolhouse Lane, Santry | Mar 2026 | €200,000 | 59 m |
| 22 Schoolhouse Court, Schoolhouse Lane, Santry | Feb 2025 | €130,000 | 61 m |
| 11 Santry Villas, Santry, Dublin 9 | Apr 2026 | €535,000 | 163 m |
| 22 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9not full market price | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 166 m |
| 23 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €420,000 | 175 m |
| 4 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €471,000 | 181 m |
| 11 Burnside, Magenta Crescent, Santry Dublin 9 | Aug 2025 | €175,000 | 201 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 received25 March 2019
- Further information requested17 May 2019
- Further information received31 May 2019
- Decision due27 June 2019
- Decision issued27 June 2019
- Grant issued6 August 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission for change of use from general retail shop to beauty salon and nail bar
37, Swords Road, Dublin, 9
WEB2130/23Dublin CityLodged 20 Dec 2023Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission for change of use from general retail shop to beauty salon and nail bar
Ground Floor, 37, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 DK44
WEB1079/24Dublin CityLodged 29 Jan 2024Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
Planning permission for change of use from general retail shop to beauty salon and nail bar
Ground Floor, 37, Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin 9, D09 DK44
WEB1117/24Dublin CityLodged 6 Feb 2024Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for development on the public footpath at Swords Road Upper (north of junction with Schoolhouse…
Swords Road on the Public Footpath, (North of Junction with Schoolhouse Lane), Dublin 9
3777/19Dublin CityLodged 16 Aug 2019Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of the replacement of the existing telephone kiosks with a new Telephone Kiosk…
On the public footpath at Swords Road Upper, (north of junction with Schoolhouse Lane), Dublin 9
4378/19Dublin CityLodged 7 Nov 2019Infrastructure
- Invalid40 m away
Planning Permission sought by AHA Unity Brothers Ltd for Retail Use (previously Restaurant), Provision of Off…
Spar Unit 3 Swiss Cottage, Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9, D09 X52D
WEB1161/24Dublin CityLodged 15 Feb 2024Change of use
- Granted40 m away
I, the applicant, intend to apply for planning permission for development of a Large-scale Residential…
Lands at Church Lane and Swords Road, Santry, Dublin 9
WEBLRD9002/26-S3Dublin CityLodged 13 May 2026Apartments
- Refused100 m away
Demolition of the former Swiss Cottage Bar and Restaurant (single-storey structure) and associated…
Lands at the former Swiss Cottage Bar and Restaurant, Junction of Swords Road and Schoolhouse Lane, Santry, Dublin 9
2532/18Dublin CityLodged 16 Mar 2018Apartments
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