GrantedRetentionDecided 24 August 2023

Lockwood House, 3 Percy Place, Dublin 4, D04 X8Y6

Retention and permission for apartment amalgamation, dental surgery change of use, and works to a protected structure.

4059/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 June 2023

Reference: 4059/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 30 June 2023

Summary

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The application seeks permission and retention permission for the amalgamation of two apartments into a single 3-bed dwelling, and a change of use of the lower ground floor to a dental surgery. It also includes window replacements, landscaping, and the removal of previous inappropriate interventions.

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Residential unit: 1

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission/ retention permission : the proposed development of a protected structure comprising (i) amalgamation of 2no. Apartments at upper ground floor and first floor level to form a single independent 3 bed dwelling; (ii) the change of use at lower ground floor level from use as an apartment to use as a dental surgery; (iii) installation of 6no. Secure bicycle parking spaces to front; (iv) proposed works including (a) replacement of existing non-original pvc windows with appropriate timber frame sliding sash windows to front and rear elevations; (b) installation of painted timber casement windows to the north east elevation and lowering the sill of the lower ground floor window to the return in the rear (southeast) elevation to form french doors onto the garden; (c) a small freestanding low level enclosure housing services to the back; (d) removal of kitchen and relocation of toilet at upper ground floor level; (e) landscaping, garden wall repairs and all related site works. Retention permission is also sought for works to the protected structure involving (i) the removal of inappropriate interventions to the building; (ii) removal, erection and alterations of modern non-original partition walls; (iii) thermal upgrading of walls in rooms without cornicing, (iv) re-instatement of windows in the return at lower ground floor and upper ground floor level.

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 December 2023.

Notified floor area: 220 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, 11 Percy Place, Ballsbridge	Feb 2025	€1,900,000	29 m
Apt 1 13 Northumberland Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2025	€1,100,000	89 m
13 Percy Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2025	€625,000	96 m
14 Percy Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2025	€600,000	96 m
15 Percy Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin	May 2025	€675,000	103 m
6 Est Cottages, Northumberland Rd, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€650,000	105 m
50 Percy Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2025	€525,000	119 m
27 Northumberland Place, Grand Canal St Upper, Ballsbridge	May 2025	€745,000	125 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 received30 June 2023
Decision due24 August 2023
Decision issued24 August 2023
Permission expiry16 November 2028

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