InvalidAlterationsDecided 16 December 2025

Arranmore Apartments, 13-17 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4

Wording change to allow apartments to be used as over-55s housing instead of strictly retirement flats.

WEB5964/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 December 2025

Reference: WEB5964/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 December 2025

Summary

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An amendment is sought to change a planning condition from restricting the complex strictly to retired people, to allowing it to be used as an age-restricted residential complex for people aged 55 and over.

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of the following: an amendment to the permitted development to change the wording of condition no. 7 as set out planning permission register reference 2022/87 which states the following: the development shall be used exclusively as a retirement complex where an appropriate management company shall be set up prior to occupation of any of the units. It shall not be used at any time in the future for accommodating non-retired people. Similarly no part of the development may be converted to ordinary flats or holiday homes. Reason: to prevent substandard development as the development standards of the proposal i. E. Density car parking etc. Would only be acceptable for retirement flats and not for ordinary flat development and also to provide for the proper planning and development of the area. ’ to the following: the proposed development shall be used exclusively as an age-restricted residential complex for persons aged 55 years and over. An appropriate management company shall be maintained in place to oversee the maintenance, operation, and long-term management of the development. No part of the development shall, at any time, be used to accommodate persons under the age of 55 years and the development, or any part thereof, shall not be sold, let, or otherwise converted for use as standard or ordinary residential units or apartments. Reason: to ensure that the development continues to function as an age-specific residential complex in accordance with the stated intentions of the application, to maintain appropriate management arrangements, and to prevent the erosion of the specialised nature of the accommodation in the interest of orderly development.

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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, Arranmore, 13-17 Pembroke Road	Nov 2025	€455,000	1 m
7 Pembroke Rd, Dublin 4, Dublin	Dec 2025	€2,250,000	35 m
Apt 1, 2 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4	Jan 2025	€350,000	82 m
2 Heytesbury Lane, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€2,080,000	83 m
Apt 7, 2 Waterloo Rd, Dublin 4	Nov 2025	€300,000	88 m
12 Eastmoreland Place, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€650,000	105 m
Apt 1, 6 Waterloo Road, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€425,000	105 m
12 Baggot Lane, Dublin 4, Dublin	May 2025	€970,000	112 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

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Application received8 December 2025
Decision due17 February 2026
Decision issued16 December 2025

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