GrantedExtensionDecided 14 January 2020

33, Valentia Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Demolition of an existing side extension to build a new two-storey side and rear extension, creating a four-bedroom house.

3523/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 July 2019

Reference: 3523/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 17 July 2019

Summary

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The development at 33 Valentia Road involves the demolition of an existing single-storey side and rear extension. It will be replaced by a new two-storey side and rear extension with a front dormer window, resulting in a 383 sq.m four-bedroom house with an integral garage.

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Storeys: 2
Floor area: 383 m²

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission at no. 33 valentia road, drumcondra, dublin 9, a semi-detached, two-storey, three-bedroom house (127 m2) with single-storey, one-bedroom, self-contained dwelling-unit conversion and extension (70 m2) to the side and rear. Development to consist of widening of vehicular access gateway to 3.6m plus demolition of dwelling-unit conversion and extension, plus removal and reinstatement of a chimney stack, plus window replacement, plus addition to front elevation of a new window at half-landing to staircase, plus construction of a two-storey extension to the side and rear with dormer window to the front, to provide in-total, a four-bedroom house (383 m2), with slate roofs, conservation-style rooflights on roof pitches to the west and north, plus, an integral garage for car, bins and bicycles while maintaining off-street car-parking for minimum two cars, plus hard and soft landscaping and all associated works.

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 28 September 2020.

Notified floor area: 222 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
29 Valentia Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Nov 2025	€1,060,000	31 m
2a Walnut Rise, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€1,200,000	157 m
4 Walnut Rise, Griffith Ave, Dublin 9	Nov 2025	€770,000	157 m
12 Walnut Rise, Dublin 9, Dublin	Jun 2026	€810,000	161 m
32 Walnut Rise, Courtlands, Dublin 9	Aug 2025	€860,000	191 m
43 Clare Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin	Feb 2026	€650,000	191 m
Apt 2d Griffith Lawns, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra	Nov 2025	€411,000	236 m
14 Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€1,465,000	245 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 received17 July 2019
Further information requested10 September 2019
Further information received10 December 2019
Decision due15 January 2020
Decision issued14 January 2020
Grant issued18 March 2020
Appeal submitted13 February 2020
Appeal decided5 March 2020

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