InvalidExtensionDecided 17 January 2025

56 St. Alphonsus Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 H5F3

Demolition of a boundary wall and construction of a rear extension in Drumcondra.

3018/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 January 2025

Reference: 3018/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 16 January 2025

Summary

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The development consists of the demolition and reconstruction of an existing boundary wall. It also includes building a single-storey flat-roof extension and a covered external area to the rear of the house.

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Storey: 1

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of demolition of the existing boundary wall and reconstruction of the boundary wall, construction of a single-storey, flat roof extension to the rear of the existing house and a covered external area to the rear of the site.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
16 Chapelgate, St Alphonsus Rd, Drumcondra	Nov 2025	€626,500	53 m
3 Chapelgate, St Alphonsus Rd, Drumcondra	Apr 2025	€525,000	53 m
Apt 30 Chapelgate, St Alphonsus Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€540,000	76 m
33 Chapelgate, St Alphonsus Road, Drumcondra	Mar 2025	€660,000	76 m
18 St Brigids Rd Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin	Apr 2025	€1,098,000	76 m
115 Chapelgate, St Alphonsus Rd Upper, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Feb 2026	€560,317	118 m
Apt 1, Alphonsus House, St Josephs Ave	Jun 2025	€1,300,000	129 m
18 St Josephs Ave, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Oct 2025	€360,000	133 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 received16 January 2025
Decision due12 March 2025
Decision issued17 January 2025

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