GrantedCommercialDecided 15 August 2018

Queen of Peace Centre, Garville Place, Rathgar, Dubin 6

Extension and alterations to a residential care home in Rathgar, including a new third floor and a four-storey rear extension.

2865/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 April 2018

Reference: 2865/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 April 2018
Floor area: 101 m²

Summary

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The project involves adding a third floor with a monopitch roof to the existing care home to provide sheltered accommodation. It also includes the demolition of a three-storey rotunda building to the rear and the construction of a four-storey over basement rear extension, alongside various elevation and walkway revisions.

Commercialcare homeextensionsheltered housing

Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for an additional third floor level with new monopitch roof profile over to existing residential care home to create additional sheltered accommodation, demolition of existing three storey rotunda building to rear and erection of a four storey over basement extension to rear along with revisions to previously approved planning permission number 3978/17 to include revised window configuration to front elevation, render finish to ground floor front elevation in lieu of brick slip finish, relocation of new stair tower from rear to north east gable (and with an additional third floor level). Revised external walkway at first and second floor bedroom's to rear to include third floor level balcony walkway and all associated on site works.

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
9 Garville, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€523,000	37 m
6 Leicester Court, Leicester Ave, Rathgar Dublin 6	Jun 2025	€431,000	78 m
58 Rathgar Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€1,825,000	84 m
Woody Crest, 8a Leicester Avenue, Rathgar	Mar 2025	€880,000	117 m
Grosvenoe House, 32a Grosvenor Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€1,090,000	121 m
101 Garville Lane, Rathgar, Dublin	Jul 2025	€760,000	158 m
46 Grosvenor Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jun 2025	€1,950,000	172 m
72 Kenilworth Square, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€1,900,000	174 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 received27 April 2018
Further information requested21 June 2018
Further information received19 July 2018
Decision due15 August 2018
Decision issued15 August 2018
Grant issued20 September 2018

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