InvalidApartmentsDecided 13 August 2019

Verville Retreat, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin, 3

Adding an extra storey to a permitted apartment block to create five additional units.

3632/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 July 2019

Reference: 3632/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 30 July 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought to modify a previously approved residential development at Verville Retreat, which is a protected structure. The proposal will increase Block C from four storeys to five storeys, adding 5 new apartment units to bring the total from 48 to 53.

Apartmentsapartmentsprotected structuremodification

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for development which will consist of a modification to part of a previously permitted residential development located at verville retreat (a protected structure), vernon avenue, clontarf, dublin
Permission is sought to modify block c, as permitted under dublin city council ref. 2038/18 & an bord pleanala ref. 302344-18, from a permitted four storey building (3 storeys with a setback fourth storey) to a proposed five storey building (with fifth storey setback from the fourth storey below it), the effect of which will be the addition of 5 no. Apartment units, bringing the total number of apartment units in block c from 48 no. Permitted apartments to 53 no. Proposed apartments. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works on a site area measuring circa 787m2 (0.078ha). The effect of the proposed development will result in a modification to an extant permission ref. 2038/18 (an bord pleanala ref. 3023344-18). The proposed development is located within the curtilage of a protected structure

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 17 July 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 March 2022.

Notified floor area: 80 m²

4 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Grosvenor Court, Clontarf, Dublin 3	Feb 2026	€980,000	64 m
3 Verville Court, Vernon Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3not full market price	Apr 2026	€300,000	67 m
1 Verville Court, Vernon Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3	May 2025	€625,000	67 m
7 Verville Court, Vernon Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3	Mar 2025	€387,500	67 m
39 Grosvenor Court, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf	Sept 2025	€635,000	68 m
176 Vernon Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3not full market price	May 2025	€545,000	93 m
Rigi, 205 Vernon Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3	May 2025	€1,050,000	94 m
23 Blackheath Drive, Clontarf, Dublin 3	Aug 2025	€895,000	178 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 received30 July 2019
Decision due23 September 2019
Decision issued13 August 2019

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