Railway Union Sports Club, Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Retention of a reduced floor area for a sports pavilion and the addition of an access door.
3744/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 August 2019
- Reference
- 3744/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 13 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a reduction in the floor area of a single-storey sports pavilion from 353.5 sqm to 302.1 sqm. The changes include reducing the community and training rooms and adding an access door to the west elevation.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 302 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention: the development will consist of retention permission for the reduction in area of a single storey pavilion from 353.5m2 to 302.1m2, (reduction in area of community room by 3m2 and training room by 10.8m2), and the addition of an access door to the west elevation and all associated site works to previously granted permission reg. Ref. 3129/17.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide and improve recreational amenity, open space and ecosystem services.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general 'green'/recreation/conservation, other
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
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 11 September 2023.
Notified floor area: 336 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €715,000 | 64 m |
| 38 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Road, Sandymount | Oct 2025 | €835,000 | 75 m |
| 34 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €975,000 | 89 m |
| 1 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €47,000 | 112 m |
| 59 Willowfield, Park Ave, Sandymount | Sept 2025 | €560,000 | 122 m |
| 2 Radcliff Mews, St John's Road, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €47,000 | 126 m |
| Apt 10, 41 43 Park Ave, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Oct 2025 | €690,000 | 133 m |
| 64 Willow Field, Off Park Avenue, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 140 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 received13 August 2019
- Decision due7 October 2019
- Decision issued7 October 2019
- Grant issued13 November 2019
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