45A, Home Farm Park and the corner of Clare Road Drumcondra Dublin 9 D09 V065
Conversion of a ground-floor pharmacy and first-floor hairdresser into a cafe and an apartment.
WEB5682/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 November 2025
- Reference
- WEB5682/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the existing building. The ground-floor pharmacy will become a cafe, and the first-floor hairdresser will be converted into a residential apartment, including internal alterations.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Change of use: the development will consist of: (i) change of use of existing pharmacy at ground floor and hairdresser at first floor to cafe at ground floor and residential apartment at first floor; (ii) internal alterations to facilitate change of use; (iii) all associated works necessary to facilitate the development.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 Home Farm Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €762,500 | 40 m |
| 68 Home Farm Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €1,050,000 | 84 m |
| 14 Clare Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Jul 2025 | €1,465,000 | 86 m |
| 15 Achill Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Jun 2026 | €780,000 | 87 m |
| 44 Home Farm Park, Home Farm Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €598,500 | 95 m |
| 19 Home Farm Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €930,000 | 106 m |
| 7 Arran Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €865,000 | 133 m |
| 7 Beaucourt, Achill Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Oct 2025 | €263,000 | 152 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 November 2025
- Decision due6 March 2026
- Decision issued6 March 2026
- Permission expiry28 May 2031
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