40 Park Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4
Rebuilding of the front facade and side gable wall of a derelict house in Sandymount.
WEB5147/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 September 2025
- Reference
- WEB5147/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 September 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves taking down and rebuilding the front facade and side gable wall of the house to match the original design and the adjoining neighbour. The works aim to make the building structurally safe and address defective brickwork on a property listed on the Derelict Sites Register.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of taking down and rebuilding the front façade (south) and side (west) gable wall to match the original design and the adjoining neighbour. The works are being carried out to make the building structurally safe and to address compromised and defective bricks. The house is on the dublin city council derelict sites register (no. Ds1263 ) .
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 10, 41 43 Park Ave, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Oct 2025 | €690,000 | 67 m |
| 59 Willowfield, Park Ave, Sandymount | Sept 2025 | €560,000 | 93 m |
| 64 Willow Field, Off Park Avenue, Sandymount | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 93 m |
| 31 Park Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Feb 2025 | €4,000,000 | 100 m |
| 14 Willowfield, Sandymount, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €575,000 | 121 m |
| 51 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €715,000 | 137 m |
| 3 Willowfield, Park Avenue, Sandymount | Mar 2026 | €685,000 | 137 m |
| 34 Radcliffe Hall, St Johns Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €975,000 | 139 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 received15 September 2025
- Decision due7 November 2025
- Decision issued17 September 2025
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