22, St. James Avenue, Ballybough, Dublin 3
Conversion of a garage into a granny flat with a small first-floor extension in Ballybough.
WEB1433/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 August 2018
- Reference
- WEB1433/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 August 2018
- Residential units
- 1
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks to convert an existing garage into an ancillary granny flat. The works include replacing the garage door with windows and building a small 2.5 square metre first-floor extension over the link corridor.
- Floor area
- 3 m²
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
Planning permission is sought for the conversion of the existing garage structure into a granny flat for use ancillary to the main dwelling and will include the replacement of the existing garage door with 2 windows & new window to the rear at ground floor level and the construction of a 2.5sqm first floor extension with matching roof to the east over the existing link corridor.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 19 August 2019.
Notified floor area: 2.5 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Clonliffe Avenue, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | Apr 2025 | €357,000 | 63 m |
| 3 St Jamess Ave, Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3 | Apr 2026 | €328,000 | 72 m |
| 31 Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €627,000 | 81 m |
| 121 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €435,000 | 93 m |
| 33 Foster Terrace, Ballybough, Dublin 1not full market price | Feb 2025 | €280,000 | 102 m |
| 91 Clonliffe Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €555,000 | 105 m |
| 83 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 3 | Jun 2025 | €720,000 | 116 m |
| 17 Clonliffe Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €200,000 | 118 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 received16 August 2018
- Further information requested9 October 2018
- Further information received27 October 2018
- Decision due23 November 2018
- Decision issued23 November 2018
- Grant issued9 January 2019
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