InvalidApartmentsDecided 23 April 2019

Nos. 1-18 Jamestown Court, Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Conversion of a redundant communal facility and construction of extensions to create three apartments.

2704/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 April 2019

Reference: 2704/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 April 2019

Summary

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The development at a sheltered housing scheme involves converting a redundant communal facility into a one-bedroom apartment. It also includes ground and first-floor extensions to build two additional one-bedroom apartments, complete with a new external staircase and lift access.

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Residential units: 3
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for development at no. 1 to 18 'block a' jamestown court. On lands bounded by jamestown court, accessed off jamestown road, inchicore, dublin
The development will consist of an existing sheltered housing development where a change of use of a redundant communal facility will form a 62.9 sq. M. 1bed 2 person apartment and a further ground and first floor extension will form two further 56.88sq. M. 1 bed 2 person apartments. Access to the upper apartment is to be via a new external staircase and lift serving a new raised deck, as approved under consent 2402/15, this deck will be extended at first floor giving access to the upper floor apartment front door. The refurbishment works will include minor demolition of a front projection of the community facility and a section of roof slab at the rear to form an external patio facility. The new build extension will be located on the gable end, to the eastern boundary and to facilitate this, the existing bin store enclosure will be demolished and a new bin store erected external to the eastern boundary within lands owned by alone , new security fencing will enclose this store. Level access will be offered to all three units' front doors as well as to new external patio/balconies of varying sizes from 6.62m2 to 10.64m2. The former community facility will be stripped out to offer a shell into which a new 1bed apartment will be formed, the external walls will be insulation clad and rendered bringing the space up to current standards. The new build portion of the development will be traditional block and cavity wall construction with pumped insulation within a 150mm cavity and external self-coloured render to tie in with the proposed works under consent 2402/15. The roof of the extension will be a flat timber deck with nominal falls for drainage and finished in a polymeric membrane above rigid insulation. Existing car parking, vehicular and pedestrian access points and clothes drying areas remain unaffected by the proposal

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
24 Jamestown Rd, Inchicore, Dublin	Apr 2026	€368,000	58 m
49 Jamestown Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	May 2025	€462,500	79 m
59a Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Jul 2025	€480,000	112 m
63 Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€439,000	116 m
2 Jamestown Sq, Inchicore, Dublin	Apr 2026	€385,000	147 m
112 Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8not full market price	Mar 2026	€197,500	194 m
8 Oblate Dr, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Jul 2025	€465,000	199 m
1 New Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€420,000	201 m

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Key dates

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Application received8 April 2019
Decision due31 May 2019
Decision issued23 April 2019

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