Site at Sandymount Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Construction of a two-storey residents' amenity building and substation upgrades.
3649/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 April 2023
- Reference
- 3649/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes a two-storey residents' communal amenity pavilion building of approximately 189 sq.m. It also includes facade recladding and a cantilevered roof for the adjacent ESB substation, a disabled parking space, and landscaping.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 189 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for development on a site at sandymount avenue, sandymount, dublin
- The site includes part of the side garden and part of the rear garden of no. 80 sandymount avenue, and the adjacent esb substation. The application site is bound by no. 80 sandymount avenue to the east and sandymount avenue to the south. The proposed development consists of the following : provision of a two storey resident's communal amenity pavilion building with a total gross floor area (gfa) of c. 189 sq. M. To serve the residential development permitted under reg. Ref 2800/20 & abp ref. 309742-21 (and proposed to be extended and altered by reg. Ref. 3420/22 & abp ref. 314220-22 which is currently under consideration). Pv panels are proposed at roof level, the addition of a switchroom with a gfa of 4.3 sq. M. , recladding of the facades and provision of a cantilevered roof all to the esb substation,provision of 1 no. Disabled car parking space;proposed landscaped areas with tie-ins to the permitted residential development,new boundary treatment and alterations to the curtilage of no. 80 sandymount avenue and all associated development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 Sandymount Ave, Dublin 4, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,000,000 | 12 m |
| Nutgrove House, 59a Gilford Road, Sandymount | Apr 2025 | €2,500,000 | 57 m |
| 9 Gilford Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €935,000 | 79 m |
| 15a Gilford Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €1,250,000 | 92 m |
| 52 Gilford Rd, Sandymount | Feb 2026 | €1,290,000 | 105 m |
| 48 Gilford Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €1,250,000 | 130 m |
| 12 Sandymount Castle Drive, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Jan 2026 | €1,050,000 | 164 m |
| 28 Claremont Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €3,250,000 | 173 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 received27 April 2023
- Decision due21 June 2023
- Decision issued21 June 2023
- Appeal submitted3 July 2023
- Appeal decided24 May 2024
- Permission expiry7 July 2029
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