GrantedApartmentsDecided 3 July 2019

1-18, "Block A" Jamestown Court, on lands bounded by Jamestown Court, accessed off Jamestown Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8

Conversion of a communal facility and a new two-storey extension to create three apartments at Jamestown Court.

2942/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 May 2019

Reference: 2942/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 9 May 2019

Summary

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The development involves converting a redundant communal facility within a sheltered housing scheme into a one-bedroom apartment. Additionally, a new two-storey extension will be built at the gable end to provide two more one-bedroom apartments, alongside the demolition and relocation of the existing bin store.

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Residential units: 3
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of conversion/change of use of a redundant communal facility within a sheltered housing scheme to form a 1 bed 2 person apartment and a further development of two 1 bed 2 person apartments as a new build extension constructed over two floors at the gable end of the existing building. The existing a block bin store will be relocated to facilitate this. The new works are to include: change of use of a redundant communal facility will form a 62.9 sq. M. 1bed 2person apartment. A further ground and first floor extension will form two further 56.88 sq. M. 1bed 2person apartments. Access to the upper apartment will be via a new external staircase and lift. The new build extension will be located on the gable end, to the eastern boundary of a block. 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 and new rear patios. Existing external walls will be externally insulation clad and rendered. The new build portion of the development will be traditional block and cavity wall insulation construction with external self-coloured render. 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 communal clothes drying areas are 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

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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 6 June 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 March 2021.

Notified floor area: 114 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

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	63 m
49 Jamestown Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	May 2025	€462,500	76 m
59a Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Jul 2025	€480,000	110 m
63 Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€439,000	114 m
2 Jamestown Sq, Inchicore, Dublin	Apr 2026	€385,000	140 m
112 Jamestown Ave, Inchicore, Dublin 8not full market price	Mar 2026	€197,500	189 m
8 Oblate Dr, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Jul 2025	€465,000	200 m
1 New Rd, Inchicore, Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€420,000	200 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

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Application received9 May 2019
Decision due3 July 2019
Decision issued3 July 2019
Grant issued12 August 2019

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