RefusedApartmentsDecided 10 October 2019

Verville Retreat, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Add a fifth storey to a permitted apartment block at Verville Retreat, adding 5 new apartments.

3768/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 August 2019

Reference: 3768/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 16 August 2019

Summary

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This application seeks to modify a permitted residential development at Verville Retreat, which is a Protected Structure. The proposal increases Block C from four storeys to five storeys, adding 5 new apartment units to bring the total in the block to 49 units.

Apartmentsprotected structureapartmentsextension

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: 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 (i. E. 3 storeys with a fourth storey setback) to a proposed five storey building (with the proposed fifth storey further setback from the permitted fourth storey below it), the effect of which will be the addition of 5 no. Apartments units consisting of 1 no. 1 bed apartment, 1 no. 2 bed apartment & 3 no. 3 bed apartments, bringing the total number of apartment units in block c from 44 no. Permitted apartments to 49 no. Proposed apartments consisting of 18 no. 1 bed apartments, 22 no. 2 bed apartments & 9 no. 3 bed apartments. Balconies are also proposed at the fifth floor setback on the northern, southern, western & eastern elevations. 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. 302344-18). 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

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

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 received16 August 2019
Decision due10 October 2019
Decision issued10 October 2019
Appeal submitted8 November 2019
Appeal decided27 April 2020

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