8 & 10 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
Partial demolition and redevelopment of a Drumcondra building to create five apartments and a retail unit.
3793/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 April 2022
- Reference
- 3793/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 April 2022
- Residential units
- 6
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of a mid-terrace building to create a 95 square metre ground floor retail unit and two apartments above. A new building at the rear will contain four additional apartments, complete with balconies, solar panels, and a communal garden.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 95 m²
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
Planning permission for the development will consist of partial demolition of existing 2 storey mid-terrace building and rear extensions, retaining the basement, front facade, chimney and roof profile and alterations to contain 2 no. 1-bedroom apartments at first floor accessed from courtyard over a 95 sq. M ground floor retail unit with signage alterations to facade including entrance to rear courtyard. Construction of building at rear of site will contain 3 no. 1 bedroom 1 no. 2 bedroom apartments all with balconies and solar panels, accessed via a new pedestrian entrance on drumcondra road lower. Landscaped communal garden, bin stores and 14 no. Bicycle spaces will be provided along with associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 December 2024.
Notified floor area: 430.8 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, Clonturk Mews, Drumcondra Road Lowerprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €394,495 | 13 m |
| 2 Clonturk Mews, 8-10 Drumcondra Road Lower, Drumcondraprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €387,665 | 13 m |
| Apt 1 Clonturk Mews, 8 Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondraprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €458,716 | 13 m |
| 5 Grattan Parade, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €375,000 | 58 m |
| 9 Whitworth Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €650,000 | 61 m |
| 17 Grattan Parade, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 65 m |
| 14 St Annes Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Mar 2026 | €510,000 | 80 m |
| 24 St Annes Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €610,000 | 96 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 received22 April 2022
- Further information requested16 June 2022
- Further information received4 August 2022
- Decision due31 August 2022
- Decision issued31 August 2022
- Grant issued14 October 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
Planning permission sought for (i) Amalgamation of Nos. 8-10 Drumcondra Road Lower; (ii) Demolition of…
8 - 10, Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
3181/19Dublin CityLodged 5 Jun 2019Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development to include change of use from florist to food retail, selling hot and cold food…
6, Lower Drumcondra Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 D09 K5W9
3719/20Dublin CityLodged 11 Nov 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission sought for demolition of existing 2 storey return extension and also the single storey shed to the…
4, Whitworth Road, Dublin 9
2968/19Dublin CityLodged 13 May 2019Extension
- Invalid30 m away
RETENTION Permission for continuation of the ancillary takeaway element of the existing restaurant use at…
Basement Level Unit, 1 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09F2V3
3506/24Dublin CityLodged 9 Apr 2024Retention
- Refused30 m away
RETENTION: permission for continuation of the ancillary takeaway element of the existing restaurant use at…
Basement Level, Unit 1 Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 F2V3
3544/24Dublin CityLodged 17 Apr 2024Retention
- Granted30 m away
Works include the demolition of a single storey extension and sheds to the rear. The construction of a new…
5, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
WEB1072/18Dublin CityLodged 16 Feb 2018Extension
- Refused30 m away
RETENTION: The works consist of a wall to house gas and electrical meter boxes at the front of the house
5, Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
WEB1682/19Dublin CityLodged 21 Nov 2019Retention
- Granted40 m away
The development will consist of the refurbishment of the existing dwelling accommodating two existing…
21 Grattan Parade, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, D09 N4X9
4530/23Dublin CityLodged 22 Sept 2023Alterations
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