51 Northumberland Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Two-storey extension, granny flat creation, and rear garden works at a protected structure in Ballsbridge.
3382/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 September 2025
- Reference
- 3382/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a two-storey gable extension containing a gym, office, and kitchen, alongside internal alterations to create a lower ground floor granny flat. External works feature a new rear garden wall, vehicular entrance, and replacement of render and glazing on this protected structure.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: a proposed two storey gable extension containing gym at lower ground floor and office and new kitchen at upper ground floor with new door openings from existing house on both levels, for internal alterations as follows to remove wall and form lobby and form bathroom at lower ground floor to provide new granny flat, for internal alterations to first floor and second floor to add new en suite bathrooms and plant room, block up existing doorways and convert existing two second floor adjacent bathrooms into one; for external works to rear garden to form new rear garden wall and vehicular entrance and to reinstate back garden with new lawn, planting and gravel, as well as parking to the rear; for the removal of the existing sand cement render to the rear and gable walls and replacement with insulated lime render and to add insulation to the existing roofs; and for the relacement of the single glazing to the existing windows with double glazed units and new velux conservation rooflight.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 The Moorings, St Marys Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €320,000 | 43 m |
| 1 The Moorings, St Marys Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €485,000 | 43 m |
| 35 Pembroke Gardens, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €875,000 | 51 m |
| 48 Northumberland Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €2,525,000 | 114 m |
| 8 Lansdowne Crescent, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €745,000 | 131 m |
| 5 Lansdowne Crescent, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4not full market price | Apr 2025 | €320,000 | 134 m |
| Apt 8, Arranmore, 13 17 Pembroke Rd Dublin 4 | Aug 2025 | €390,000 | 150 m |
| 108 Baggot Lane, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €820,000 | 159 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received15 September 2025
- Decision due19 March 2026
- Decision issued19 March 2026
- Appeal submitted14 April 2026
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