GrantedHousing estateDecided 2 November 2022

Lands at the former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation, Hampton, Grace Park Road and Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Revisions to a permitted housing development to add one extra home and change house types.

3529/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 March 2022

Reference: 3529/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 March 2022

Summary

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Permission and retention permission are sought for revisions to a previously approved residential development on a protected convent site. The changes include altering house types for 12 units, removing three trees, and adding one additional three-storey dwelling to bring the total scheme to 51 homes.

Housing estatehousing estateprotected structureamendment

Residential units: 51
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission & retention: planning permission and retention permission is sought for revisions to the granted residential development reg. Ref. 4105/15 (an bord pleanála ref. Pl29n. 246430) as extended under reg. Ref. 4105/15/x1 and as amended by reg. Ref. 2813/17. Permission is sought to amend condition 16 (c) of reg. Ref. 4105/15 to permit the removal of existing tree nos. 410, 411 & 412 to the rear of permitted dwelling nos. 36, 37 and
Permission is sought for the change of house type of dwelling nos. 39
50 from house type j, h & k (three-storey, five-bedroom, terraced dwellings) to house type l, m & n (three-storey, four-bedroom terraced dwellings) all provided with first-floor rear terrace. Permission is also sought for amendments to permitted internal road and parking spaces as well as the minor re-location of permitted dwellings 39-50 to accommodate 1 no. Additional dwelling three-storey, 4 no. Bed terraced dwelling (house type n4) with first floor rear terrace and 2 no. Car parking spaces (dwelling no. 51). The development will provide for a total of 51 no. Residential dwellings in lieu of the permitted 50 residential dwellings. Planning permission is also sought to omit the permitted esb substation as well as all ancillary site and landscaping works necessary to facilitate the development. Retention permission is also sought for 2 no. Entrance porches to the front and side elevations of the protected structure (at no. 1 and no. 2 the hermitage) which were originally permitted to be demolished/removed under reg. Ref. 4105/15

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
67 Grace Park Terrace, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2026	€845,000	146 m
165 Griffith Ave, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Jun 2025	€945,000	192 m
39 Grace Park Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€835,000	199 m
62 Annadale Dr, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Apr 2026	€777,000	245 m
7 Griffith Walk, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Mar 2026	€448,500	248 m
60 Annadale Dr, Marino, Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€520,000	259 m
107 Block A, Hampton Lodge, Grace Park Rd Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€420,000	261 m
Apt 221 Block A, Hampton Lodge, Grace Park Rd Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€400,000	283 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 received15 March 2022
Further information requested9 May 2022
Further information received6 October 2022
Decision due2 November 2022
Decision issued2 November 2022
Grant issued14 December 2022

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