GrantedApartmentsDecided 13 December 2022

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

Revisions to a permitted development to increase a block's height to 5 storeys, providing 29 apartments instead of 16.

4277/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 June 2022

Reference: 4277/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 June 2022

Summary

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Revisions are sought for a permitted residential development on a protected structure site. The proposal increases Block A from 3 to 5 storeys to provide 29 apartments instead of the permitted 16, alongside revisions to the basement car park to provide 32 car spaces and 64 bicycle spaces.

Apartmentsapartmentsheight increasebasement parking

Residential units: 29
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure (ref. 3238): permission sought 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 elevational 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 spaces at basement level with an additional
No bicycle spaces at surface level providing 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. 4105/15x1) and the site will be accessed via an existing entrance off 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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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 21 August 2023.

Notified floor area: 3,559.7 m²

Recent sales nearby

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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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 received21 June 2022
Decision due22 December 2022
Decision issued13 December 2022
Permission expiry4 January 2027

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