30, Haddon Road, Dublin 3, D03 FN20
Change of use of a former nursing home to 8 residential apartments.
4532/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 July 2022
- Reference
- 4532/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a former care home for the elderly into 8 residential apartments, consisting of four 1-bedroom and four 2-bedroom units. Works include partial demolition, internal alterations, new terraces, rooflights, and 4 car parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 8
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 the change of use for the existing building on site from a care home for the elderly/nursing home to residential. Works to facilitate the change of use will comprise of the: (a) demolition of parts of the existing building including the removal of: internal walls, external doors and windows; (b) internal alterations to the existing building to provide for 8no. Residential apartments (4no. 1 bed units and 4 no. 2 bed units); (c) reconstruction of parts of the external walls; (d) provision of private amenity spaces in terrace form; (e) installation of roof lights; and (f) 4 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Universally accessible space), 18 no. Bicycle parking spaces, secure bin storage and all associated landscaping, site development and infrastructural works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Haddon Rd, Clontarf, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,695,000 | 25 m |
| Townhouse 2 Pear Grove, Rear Of 7 Castle Avenue, Clontarf | Dec 2025 | €440,000 | 81 m |
| 12 Castle Ave, Clontarf, Dublin 3 | Apr 2025 | €800,000 | 92 m |
| 23 The Schooner Alverno, Castle Ave, Clontarf Dublin 3 | Sept 2025 | €315,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 1, 39 Haddon House, Haddon Rd | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 2, 39 Haddon House, Haddon Rd | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 129 m |
| 13 The Paddocks, Haddon Park, Clontarf | Nov 2025 | €970,000 | 142 m |
| Apt 21 The Spinaker, Alverno, Castle Ave | Nov 2025 | €430,000 | 146 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 received22 July 2022
- Decision due27 January 2023
- Decision issued27 January 2023
- Appeal submitted23 February 2023
- Appeal decided11 April 2024
- Permission expiry25 May 2029
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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0188/26Dublin CityLodged 13 May 2026Change of use
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3507/19Dublin CityLodged 16 Jul 2019Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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- Refused50 m away
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3607/20Dublin CityLodged 22 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Invalid50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission is sought for development at a site at the rear of site at the rear…
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3540/20Dublin CityLodged 12 Oct 2020New dwelling
- Refused60 m away
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