No. 1 Waterloo Road (A Protected Structure) & No. 1A Flemings Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Subdivision of a protected structure on Waterloo Road to create two separate homes, including demolition and a new rear extension.
3788/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 May 2023
- Reference
- 3788/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of a rear extension and outbuildings at No. 1 Waterloo Road and No. 1A Fleming's Place. It proposes the subdivision of the protected structure to provide two separate residential dwellings. Works include extensive internal and external refurbishment, alongside a new two-storey rear extension to create a three-storey, five-bedroom home.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 3
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission: the development will consist of: (i) demolition of two-storey extension and external staircase to the rear/north of no. 1 waterloo road, removal of the single storey lean-to shed to the side/north of no. 1 waterloo road and demolition of single storey extension to the side/east of no. 1a fleming's place; (ii) subdivision of no. 1 waterloo road to provide for 2 no. Separate residential dwellings nos. 1 & 1a waterloo road; (iii) internal reconfiguration (inclusive of the blocking up of existing opes and provision of new partition walls), external refurbishment (inclusive of repairing/upgrading/replicating of original windows as appropriate and cleaning/repairing/re-pointing of stonework and brickwork to elevations and the repairing/re-pointing of the chimney stacks and the repairing/repainting of decorative ironwork) and provision of a two-storey extension to the rear of no. 1 waterloo road to provide for a three-storey five-bedroom dwelling with private garden and a first floor level balcony to the rear; (iv) internal reconfiguration (inclusive of the blocking up of existing opes and provision of new partition walls), external refurbishment (inclusive of repairing/upgrading/replicating of original windows as appropriate and cleaning/repairing/re-pointing of stonework and brickwork to elevations and the repairing/re-pointing of the chimney stacks) and provision of a single-storey rear extension and three-storey side extension to no. 1a waterloo road to provide for a three-storey five-bedroom dwelling with private garden to the rear; (v) internal reconfiguration (inclusive of the provision of new partition walls), external refurbishment (inclusive of repairing/upgrading/replicating of original windows as appropriate and cleaning/repairing/re-pointing of stonework and brickwork to elevations and the reopening of an historic opening in the northern boundary wall) and provision of a single-storey rear extension and two-storey side extension to no. 1a flemings place to provide a two-storey three-bedroom dwelling with private gardens and a first floor level terrace to the rear; (vi) provision of 1 no. On-curtilage vehicular parking space to serve no. 1a fleming's place via existing vehicular entrance off fleming's place and creation of new vehicular entrance via fleming's place to serve nos. 1 & 1a waterloo road and provision of 3 no. Parking spaces to the front of nos. 1 & 1a waterloo road; and, (vii) all ancillary site works, inclusive of boundary treatments, landscaping and suds drainage, necessary to facilitate the development. The proposed development will result in the creation of 1 no. New dwelling for a total of 3 no. Dwellings on the subject site.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, 2 Waterloo Rd, Dublin 4 | Nov 2025 | €300,000 | 70 m |
| Apt 1, 6 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €425,000 | 77 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 79 m |
| 7 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €2,250,000 | 98 m |
| Apsley House, Burlington Rd, Ballsbridgenot full market price | Mar 2026 | €446,000 | 109 m |
| Apt 1, Arranmore, 13-17 Pembroke Road | Nov 2025 | €455,000 | 115 m |
| 2 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €2,080,000 | 118 m |
| Apt 22, Burleigh Court, Burlington Rd Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €585,000 | 195 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 received18 May 2023
- Decision due12 July 2023
- Decision issued31 May 2023
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