GrantedApartmentsDecided 14 December 2021

St. Mary's Home, Pembroke Park and 28A Clyde Lane, Dublin 4

Conversion and expansion of a former nursing home in Dublin 4 into 64 build-to-rent apartments.

2704/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 April 2021

Reference: 2704/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 30 April 2021

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of non-original extensions at St. Mary's Home and its conversion into 23 build-to-rent units with an additional storey. It also includes constructing three new blocks to provide an additional 41 build-to-rent units.

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Residential units: 64

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for a build to rent residential development at this site. The proposed development will consist of
Demolition of non-original extensions to st. Mary’s home and ancillary structures on site
Alterations to and change of use of the existing building (st. Mary’s home) from nursing home to build to rent (btr) residential use, including internal and external alterations, elevational alterations, and the replacement of the existing roof structure providing for an additional storey, to provide 23 no. Btr residential units (block a), along with resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities located at ground floor level
Construction of a new part three and part four storey building to the north of and connected to the existing building, to provide 22 no. Btr residential units (block b)
Construction of a new three storey building to the east of the existing building, to provide for 16 no. Btr residential units (block c)
Construction of 3 no. New two storey btr duplex units to the south of the existing building (block d)
The proposed development will provide a total of 64 no. Build to rent residential apartment units comprising 19 no. Studio apartments, 41 no. One bedroom apartments (including the 3 no. Duplex units within block d) and 4 no. Two bedroom apartments
The development will comprise a total gross floor area (gfa) of c. 4,302 sqm
The development includes all associated site development works, car and bicycle parking spaces, solar panels at roof level, bin stores, bicycle store, plant, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatments, widening of vehicular access from pembroke park, pedestrian access points from clyde lane and pembroke park, foul and surface water drainage, and all other ancillary works, including temporary site hoarding and marketing signage

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Pembroke Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€2,400,000	66 m
26 Clyde Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€3,500,000	78 m
21 Clyde Court, Clyde Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€650,000	102 m
18 Clyde Court, Clyde Road, Ballsbridge	Apr 2025	€665,000	102 m
Apt 6, Clyde Court, Clyde Rd Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€685,000	102 m
29 Pembroke Park, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Aug 2025	€2,339,000	131 m
111 Ardoyne House, Pembroke Park, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€750,000	131 m
14 Raglan Hall, Clyde Rd, Ballsbridge	May 2025	€664,000	140 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 received30 April 2021
Further information requested15 November 2021
Further information received17 November 2021
Decision due14 December 2021
Decision issued14 December 2021
Grant issued15 May 2023
Appeal submitted12 January 2022
Appeal decided15 May 2023

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