RefusedAlterationsDecided 1 December 2021

No. 56, Grand Canal Street Upper, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Retention of front wall demolition and installation of a car turntable in Ballsbridge.

3649/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 October 2021

Reference: 3649/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 7 October 2021

Summary

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The application seeks retention for the partial demolition of a front boundary wall and creation of a parking area. It also requests permission to install a car turntable and gates.

Alterationsdrivewayparkingdemolition

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Official record

Development description

Permission & retention: the proposed development consists of (i) retention of the demolition of part of the front boundary wall and the creation of a vehicular entrance and parking area in the front garden (ii) permission for the installation of a car turntable, gates and all associated site development works and services.

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 22 November 2019.

Notified floor area: 49.61 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
46 Upper Grand Canal St, Dublin 4	May 2025	€1,338,000	30 m
13 Cannon Mews East, Beggars Bush, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€545,000	86 m
12 Emerald Cottages, Dublin 4, D04 K8a0price excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,044,053	88 m
8 Bath Ave Place, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€500,000	93 m
49 The Dickens, The Gas Works, South Lotts Rd Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€560,000	94 m
73 The Dickens, The Gasworks, Barrow Street	Feb 2025	€410,000	94 m
57 The Dickens, The Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€445,000	94 m
10 Emerald Cottages, Grand Canal St Upper, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€675,000	101 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 received7 October 2021
Decision due1 December 2021
Decision issued1 December 2021

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