InvalidRetentionDecided 6 May 2025

The Clonard Road Hub, Newgrange House, Clonard Road, Dublin 12

Retention permission sought for a family homeless hub on Clonard Road.

WEB1859/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 April 2025

Reference: WEB1859/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 15 April 2025

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for the conversion of a former Department of Justice facility into a family hub with 9 units. It also includes retaining a new two-storey accommodation block with 16 units, an escape stair block, and a smoking canopy.

Retentionhomeless hubretentionsocial housing

Residential units: 25
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 1,312 m²

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Official record

Development description

Retention permission. Change of use. The salvation army (republic of ireland), wish to apply for retention permission for development consisting of: 1)the change of use of the pre-existing 2 storey 762m2 building (previously a department of justice facility used by the probation service) to a family hub providing short term emergency accommodation to homeless families, and altered internal layout to provide for 9 family accommodation units (36 bed spaces), and support facilities including; new reception & admin offices, staff room, laundry rooms, catering kitchen, domestic kitchens and tea stations, dining area, toddler room and library/study room. 2)retention of associated works including the erection of a 2 storey 508m2 accommodation block, linked to the rear of the pre-existing main building, containing 16 family accommodation units (60 bed spaces), and the erection of a 2-storey 42m2 escape stair block linked to the front of the main existing building. 3)retention of the external replacement of existing glazed windows in the pre-existing main building and the erection of a 18m2 single storey smoking canopy attached to the side of the main building. 4)retention of existing single storey 79m2 storeroom & boiler room. 5)retention of new external children’s play areas, and associated site development works including landscaping & bicycle parking bays. The existing car park provides 5 parking spaces, in front of the building, and the family hub has full access to the existing clonard road, all at the clonard road hub, newgrange house, clonard road, dublin d12 kh9d and bounded to the rear by stannaway drive. All at the clonard road hub, newgrange house, clonard road, dublin d12 kh9d.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
426 Clonard Rd, Kimmage, Dublin 12	Sept 2025	€645,000	135 m
277 Cashel Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€320,000	136 m
255 Cashel Rd, Kimmage, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€491,500	139 m
428 Clonard Road, Poddle Park, Kimmage	Feb 2026	€470,000	140 m
251 Cashel Rd, Kimmage, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€410,000	141 m
34 Clonfert Road, Kimmage, Dublin 12not full market price	Oct 2025	€55,000	154 m
624 Clonard Rd, Dublin 12, Dublin	Dec 2025	€975,000	176 m
4 Clonfert Rd, Dublin 12, Dublin	Apr 2025	€333,000	186 m

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Key dates

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Application received15 April 2025
Decision due10 June 2025
Decision issued6 May 2025

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