GrantedAlterationsDecided 15 May 2025

No. 5 Shrewsbury Road (D04 C9W0) and No. 7 Shrewsbury Road (D04 V9K1), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

Amalgamation of two houses into one five-bedroom, three-storey home with a basement, plus a one-bedroom apartment.

WEB1224/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 February 2025

Reference: WEB1224/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 7 February 2025

Summary

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The project involves the partial demolition, alteration, and extension of two existing houses to merge them into a single five-bedroom, three-storey dwelling over a basement. The development will also include a one-bedroom apartment at first-floor level. Extensions will be added to the front, side, rear, and attic levels.

Alterationsamalgamationextensionapartment

Residential units: 2
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of : partial demolition and alteration of no. 5 shrewsbury road and no. 7 shrewsbury road, extended and altered under reg. Ref. Web1312/15. All to provide for the amalgamation of the two dwellings, no. 5 and no. 7, to form 1 no. Five-bedroom, three-storey dwelling over basement level, and 1 no. One-bedroom apartment at first-floor level. The proposed demolition works are as follows, (i) partial demolition of ground, first and attic floor levels to the front (northwest), side (southwest) and rear (southeast) of no. 5 and partial, minor demolition of ground, first and attic floor levels to the front (northwest) of no. 7 to accommodate the proposal. The proposed construction works are as follows, (ii) construction of a part-single, part-two-storey extension to the front (northwest), side (southwest) and rear (southeast) of no. 5, part of which will have a pyramidal glass roof at ground floor level to the rear; (iii) construction of a part-single, part-two-storey extension to the front (northwest) of no. 7; (iv) construction of an attic level extension at no. 5, to connect with part of the existing attic level of no. 7, and provision of attic level dormers at front (northwest), side (southwest) and rear (southeast) elevations; (v) replacement of the existing pedestrian/vehicular entrance gates from shrewsbury road to no. 5 and no. 7 with new piers and railings. Removal of the boundary wall fronting shrewsbury road between no. 5 and no. 7 and replacement with new railing and hedging; (vi) provision of 2 no. Car parking spaces for the new dwelling, and 1 no. Car parking space for the apartment, all within curtilage; (vii) the apartment will be provided with a private entrance doorway via the side (southwest) elevation. The dwelling will be provided with entrance doorways to the front (northwest), side (southwest) and rear (southeast) elevations; (viii) removal of the rear separation boundary wall and hedging between no. 5 and no. 7, and provision of a shallow reflective pool, a canopy forming ground floor covered terrace, and new trees in the rear private amenity space, and; (ix) provision of new chimneys, rooflights, internal alterations, landscaping, suds drainage, tree removal, boundary treatments, all associated elevational changes and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
20 Linden, 31 33 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Jan 2025	€1,050,000	155 m
128 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€2,211,119	155 m
Shrewbury Gate, Shrewsbury, Ballsbridge	Oct 2025	€1,370,000	158 m
17 Linden, 31 33 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€960,000	166 m
10 Linden, 31 33 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	May 2025	€893,260	166 m
Windgate, Shrewsbury Park, Ballsbridge	May 2026	€1,050,000	171 m
37 Shrewsbury Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€725,000	185 m
43 Shrewsbury Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin	Apr 2025	€1,110,000	194 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 received7 February 2025
Decision due15 May 2025
Decision issued15 May 2025
Permission expiry3 August 2030

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