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Lands off Clonliffe Road, (formerly part of the Holy Cross College Seminary lands), Clonliffe Road, Dublin 3

Retention of as-constructed amendments to a permitted hotel development on Clonliffe Road.

WEB2592/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 June 2026

Reference: WEB2592/26
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 23 June 2026

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for amendments to a permitted hotel development on a 0.51-hectare site. Changes include reductions to upper floor levels and building height, revised stone fin designs, window transoms, and revised plant screens.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: retention: we, páirc an chrócaigh cuideachta faoi theorainn ráthaíochta. Intend to apply for retention permission. For development at this site: lands off clonliffe road (formerly part of the holy cross college lands), clonliffe road, drumcondra, dublin
The site comprises 0.51 hectares. The development will consist of: protected structure: permission for as-constructed amendments to permitted hotel development reg. Ref. 2935/20 comprising of: (1) reductions to the upper fl. Levels & overall building height; (2) revised stone fin designs to east & south elevations; (3) transoms to permitted windows; (4) permitted brick slip lintels on levels 1-5 replaced with ppc aluminium flashing; (5) reconstituted stone band omitted; (6) new & revised fire escape doors at gnd. Level; (7) opaque glass to gnd. Level windows & door omitted to west elevation & assoc. Internal revisions; (8) internal revisions at gnd. & 1st. Floor; (9) at roof levels, re-siting of pv panels, new access door, access ladder, & lightning rod, & new & revised louvered plant screens. The development applied for is within the holy cross college landholding which includes a number of buildings on the dublin city council record of protected structures, including the following: the main college building (1863): holy cross church; the south link building; the ambulatory; the assembly hall and the red house, ref. 1901 and 1902 respectively, all at the clonliffe college lands, clonliffe road, drumcondra, dublin 3

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z12: Institutional Land (Future Development Potential)RS

“To ensure existing environmental amenities are protected in the predominantly residential future use of these lands.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 10, 182 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3	Jun 2026	€340,000	80 m
Apt 11, 182 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 3	Apr 2026	€350,000	80 m
173 Clonliffe Rd, Dublin 3, Dublin	May 2026	€950,000	89 m
175 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9not full market price	Aug 2025	€215,000	92 m
15 Corn Mill Row, Distillery Rd, Dublin 3	Feb 2025	€618,000	95 m
11 Jones's Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€935,000	100 m
179 Clonliffe Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 3	Apr 2025	€650,000	100 m
14 Corn Mill Row, Distillery Road, Drumcondra	Sept 2025	€635,000	101 m

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Application received23 June 2026
Decision due20 August 2026

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