InvalidApartmentsDecided 20 June 2022

Lands at the former Carmelite Convent of the Incarnation, Hampton, Grace Park Road and Griffith Avenue, Drumcondra, Dublin 9

Revisions to a permitted development to increase a block from 3 to 5 storeys, providing 29 apartments instead of 16.

4205/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 June 2022

Reference: 4205/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 June 2022

Summary

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Permission is sought for revisions to a permitted residential development on the site of a former convent. The changes will increase Block A from 3 to 5 storeys to provide 29 apartments instead of the permitted 16, along with revisions to the basement car park.

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Residential units: 29
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure ref: 3238 : permission for revisions to the granted residential development reg. Ref. 4105/15 (an bord pleanala ref. Pl29n. 246430) as extended under reg. Ref. 4105/15/x1. Permission is sought for revisions to permitted block a to increase the height from 3-storeys to 5-storeys (four storey with fifth floor set back) over basement car park and associated internal and external elevation changes to block a to now provide for 29 no. Apartments (12 no. One beds 13 no. Two beds and 4 no. Three beds) each with associated balcony/terrace in lieu of the permitted 16 no. Apartments (2 no. One beds 12 no. 2 beds and 2 no. 3 bed apartment duplex units). The proposed development will include revisions to the permitted basement car park to now provide for 32 no. Car parking spaces (with 7 no. Visitor spaces, 2 no. Disabled parking spaces and 3 no. Electric vehicle charging points), 3 no. Motorbike parking spaces and 44 no. Bicycle space at basement level with an additional 20 no. Bicycle parking spaces at surface level providingf for an overall total of 64 no. Bicycle parking spaces. The vehicular parking at basement level will be accessed from the previously permitted entrance under reg. Ref. 4105/15 (as extended by reg. Ref. 4105/15/x1) and the site will be access via an existing entrance of grace park road. Planning permission is also sought for all ancillary site, landscaping and engineering works necessary to facilitate the 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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
67 Grace Park Terrace, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2026	€845,000	94 m
165 Griffith Ave, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Jun 2025	€945,000	182 m
7 Griffith Walk, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Mar 2026	€448,500	186 m
62 Annadale Dr, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Apr 2026	€777,000	195 m
60 Annadale Dr, Marino, Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€520,000	219 m
107 Block A, Hampton Lodge, Grace Park Rd Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€420,000	237 m
39 Grace Park Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	May 2025	€835,000	246 m
44 Gracepark Terrace, Drumcondra, Dublin 9	Jun 2025	€520,000	249 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 June 2022
Decision due5 August 2022
Decision issued20 June 2022

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