InvalidRetentionDecided 28 October 2022

Rear of 1, Hughes Road East, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

Retention of a change of use from a storage shed to a pool room with indoor and outdoor pool booths.

5069/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 October 2022

Reference: 5069/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 18 October 2022

Summary

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Retention permission is sought to change the use of an existing storage shed into a pool room containing four pool booths. The application also covers a covered external space containing an additional five pool booths.

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Official record

Development description

Retention: the development consists of the change of use of a storage shed (granted permission reg. Ref. 3918/19) to a pool room containing 4 pool booths as well as the provision of a covered external space containing 5 pool booths.

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 3 March 2022.

Notified floor area: 93.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
133 Drimnagh Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€645,000	47 m
123 Drimnagh Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Apr 2026	€675,000	47 m
7 Hughes Rd East, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jan 2026	€480,000	53 m
21 Hughes Rd East, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Aug 2025	€90,000	97 m
20 Hughes Rd East, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jan 2025	€527,500	134 m
121 Brandon Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Jun 2026	€478,000	147 m
61 St Marys Park, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Dec 2025	€560,000	149 m
135 Brandon Rd, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€448,000	156 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 received18 October 2022
Decision due12 December 2022
Decision issued28 October 2022

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