RefusedHousing estateDecided 6 December 2018

570, Howth Road, Raheny, Dublin 5 (a corner site with St. Assams Road West, Raheny, Dublin 5)

Demolition of part of an existing building to build four new houses and alter the remaining structure into a fifth home.

4160/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 October 2018

Reference: 4160/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 12 October 2018

Summary

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The development involves the partial demolition of a two-storey dwelling and medical centre. The retained portion will be converted into a three-bedroom house, and four new two-storey homes (two detached and two semi-detached) will be built on the site with new vehicular entrances.

Housing estatedemolitioninfillresidential

Residential units: 5
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for development comprising: (i) part demolition of the existing two-storey building (dwelling and associated medical centre); (ii) external and internal alterations to the part of the building to be retained to provide a two-storey, three-bedroom dwelling. Dwelling to be provided with rear garden and vehicular access via a reinstated and upgraded former vehicular entrance to howth road with electric gate; (iii) construction of 2 no. Detached, two storey, four-bedroom dwellings (with dormer window on the rear roof slope and attic level accommodation) fronting howth road with rear gardens and on-curtilage car parking. Existing vehicular entrance (with a new electric gate) on the corner of howth road and st. Assams road west to be used by the western most dwelling and reinstated/upgraded former vehicular entrance to howth road with electric gate to be used by the eastern most dwelling; (iv) construction of 2 no. Semi-detached, two-storey, three-bedroom dwellings (with dormer window on the rear roof slope and attic level accommodation) fronting st. Assams road west, with a rear garden, on-curtilage car parking and new vehicular entrance on st. Assams road west to serve each dwelling; and (v) landscaping, boundary treatments, suds drainage and all associated works necessary to facilitate development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 25 June 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 26 November 2020.

Notified floor area: 166 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
3 Rathmore Park, Raheny, Dublin 5	Mar 2025	€585,000	63 m
449 Howth Road, Raheny, Dublin 5	Mar 2025	€725,000	75 m
2a St Assams Rd West, Raheny, Dublin 5	Jan 2025	€605,000	75 m
554 Howth Rd, Raheny, Dublin 5	Sept 2025	€635,000	90 m
9 Rathmore Park, Raheny, Dublin 5not full market price	Jun 2025	€230,000	102 m
14 St Assams Rd West, Raheny, Dublin 5	Jun 2026	€547,000	112 m
11 Rathmore Park, Raheny, Dublin 5	Sept 2025	€590,000	114 m
35 Avondale Park, Raheny, Dublin 5not full market price	Nov 2025	€337,500	117 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 received12 October 2018
Decision due6 December 2018
Decision issued6 December 2018
Grant issued8 April 2019
Appeal submitted17 January 2019
Appeal decided8 April 2019

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