GrantedHousing estateDecided 23 June 2025

Site to the rear of No. 67 and 69 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 RD40

Construction of six houses with new vehicular access to the rear of Merrion Road.

WEB2691/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 December 2024

Reference: WEB2691/24
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 11 December 2024
Residential units: 6

Summary

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The development involves sub-dividing the rear garden of No. 67 Merrion Road to build six houses. The scheme comprises a semi-detached pair of two-storey houses and a three-storey terrace of four houses, complete with private gardens, roof terraces, and parking.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development comprises the sub-division of the rear garden of no. 67 merrion road and formation of a new vehicular access onto the adjoining lane serving the wanders football club (off merrion road) to serve the sub-divided plot and proposed residential development thereon (to the rear of no. 67 and 69 merrion road). The proposed residential development consists of the erection of 6 no. Houses, comprising a two-storey, semi-detached pair of one 2-bedroom house and one 3-bedroom house together with a 3-storey terrace of 4 no. 4-bedroom houses. All houses benefit from private amenity space in the form of rear gardens and roof terraces / balconies. The 2-storey houses backing onto no. 67 merrion road benefit from north-east and south -west facing terraces / balconies at first floor level, respectively. The 3-storey houses backing onto the common rear boundary with the wanders football club benefit from south-west facing terraces / balconies at first floor level and south- / south-west facing terraces at second floor level. All houses benefit from integral bin stores and one car parking space (6 no. Spaces in total). A total of 5 no. Sheffield bicycle stands are provided (to the front of unit 1 and units 3-6). Unit 2 benefits from an integral bicycle storage space. The development includes for all associated site works (including the relocation of an existing pedestrian access gate along the northern boundary of no. 67 merrion road and the closure of existing vehicular gates and infill of the existing stone boundary wall to the rear of no. 67 merrion road (on a like-for-like basis) together with the hard- and soft landscaping of the site.

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

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
73 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	May 2026	€3,650,000	70 m
Apt 45, 143 Merrion Road, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VAT	Jun 2025	€740,088	130 m
Apartment 39, 143 Merrion Road, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€766,520	130 m
Apt 19, 143 Merrio Road, Ballsbridgeprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€674,008	130 m
Merlyn Park Lodge, Merlyn Park, Ballsbridge	Nov 2025	€1,100,000	185 m
128 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€2,211,119	194 m
5 Merlyn Rd, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€1,485,000	208 m
Apt 1, Ailesbury Oaks, Ailesbury Rd Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€650,000	223 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 received11 December 2024
Further information requested11 February 2025
Further information received27 May 2025
Decision due23 June 2025
Decision issued23 June 2025
Appeal submitted23 July 2025

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