InvalidApartmentsDecided 31 January 2022

Raven House, Jamestown Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

Conversion and extension of an office building into 37 build-to-rent apartments.

3124/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 January 2022

Reference: 3124/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 January 2022

Summary

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The project involves the refurbishment and extension of the existing Raven House office building. It will convert four floors of offices and add a new floor and side extension to create a 6-storey building containing 37 build-to-rent apartments above ground-floor retail units.

Apartmentsapartmentsconversionbuild to rent

Residential units: 37
Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the refurbishment and extension of the existing raven house office building to provide 37 no. Build to rent apartment units, consisting of 26 no. One-bedroom units and 11 no. Two-bedroom units. The development involves conversion of the existing four floors of office accommodation and addition of one floor and side extension, all above existing retail units at ground floor level, resulting in a 6-storey building (five storeys of residential accommodation above ground floor retail units) with all associated site development works including 13 no. Car parking spaces and 84 no. Bicycle parking spaces at raven house, jamestown road, finglas, dublin 11.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 26 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 3,655 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 St Cancies Precinct, Main St, Finglas Village Dublin 11not full market price	Feb 2025	€225,000	118 m
38 Jamestown Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11	Apr 2026	€430,000	160 m
40 Jamestown Rd, Finglas East, Dublin 11	Oct 2025	€335,000	167 m
5 Georges Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11	Apr 2025	€400,000	206 m
20 The Lawn, Church Rd, Finglas East Dublin 11	Feb 2025	€475,000	214 m
The Bungalow, Seamus Ennis Rd, Finglas Dublin 11	Sept 2025	€345,000	217 m
16 North Rd, Finglas, Dublin 11	Jun 2025	€500,000	250 m
19 Gofton Hall, Mc Kee Avenue, Finglas	Apr 2025	€332,000	268 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 received24 January 2022
Decision due16 March 2022
Decision issued31 January 2022

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