Nolan's Supermarket, 49, 51, 53 & 55, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Retention of outdoor seating, a pedestrian path, and parking spaces in front of Nolan's Supermarket.
3410/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 September 2020
- Reference
- 3410/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 21 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for alterations to the front of Block A. This includes an external seating area for the coffee shop, a pedestrian path, public seating, and four car parking spaces for the duplex apartments above.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention: the development consists of the retention of alterations to the area between the three-storey building on the site('block a') and vernon avenue approved under register reference 2528/14 (an bord pleanála reference pl29n. 243918) and as amended under register reference: 2918/16 comprising the redesign of the area to provide an external seating area for the coffee shop in front of the block; a pedestrian path in front of the block; a public seating area; 4 no. Car parking spaces for the 4 no. Two bed duplex apartments on the first and second floors of 'block a'; and all other site development works associated with the proposed development including paving and landscaping.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood 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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 67 m |
| 12 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €701,000 | 68 m |
| 37 Vernon Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €771,000 | 94 m |
| 61 Kincora Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €1,150,000 | 112 m |
| 75 Kincora Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €850,000 | 144 m |
| 10 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Sept 2025 | €845,000 | 149 m |
| 77 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Aug 2025 | €1,900,000 | 158 m |
| 12 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Nov 2025 | €920,000 | 160 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 received21 September 2020
- Decision due13 November 2020
- Decision issued13 November 2020
- Grant issued5 January 2021
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