Unit 1, 49 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3
Change of use from a retail shop to a beauty and nail salon on Vernon Avenue.
4428/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 July 2022
- Reference
- 4428/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing retail unit into a beauty and nail salon. The works will include internal alterations and the installation of illuminated and projecting signage on the shopfront.
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
Permission is sought for change of use from class 1 retail use to class 2 use (beauty salon including nail salon use), illuminated signage to front and projecting sign and associated internal alterations.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood 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 7 November 2022.
Notified floor area: 47.5 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Vernon Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jul 2025 | €771,000 | 95 m |
| 10 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Sept 2025 | €845,000 | 105 m |
| 10 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €400,000 | 110 m |
| 12 Vernon Mews, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf | Nov 2025 | €920,000 | 114 m |
| 12 Vernon Gardens, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €701,000 | 114 m |
| 77 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Aug 2025 | €1,900,000 | 126 m |
| 61 Kincora Rd, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €1,150,000 | 141 m |
| 74 Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €1,850,000 | 144 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 received8 July 2022
- Decision due1 September 2022
- Decision issued1 September 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.
- GrantedAt this site
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WEB2875/25Dublin CityLodged 13 Aug 2025Extension
- Granted50 m away
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WEB2917/25Dublin CityLodged 20 Aug 2025Extension
- Granted60 m away
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- Part granted, part refused60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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3410/20Dublin CityLodged 21 Sept 2020Retention
- Granted70 m away
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WEB1854/26Dublin CityLodged 14 Apr 2026Retention
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