Divine Master Convent, Whites Cross, Newtownpark Avenue, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin.
Construction of a two-storey convent accommodation block and internal alterations in Stillorgan.
D07A/1769 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 21 December 2007
- Reference
- D07A/1769
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 December 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a new two-storey convent accommodation block with a semi-basement, featuring 13 bedrooms, a chapel, and offices. It also involves minor internal alterations and a change of use of existing bedrooms to storage and office space.
- Residential units
- 13
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
2 storey with semi-basement (not considered a storey) convent accommodation block to include 13 no. Bedrooms, associated living and recreation accommodation, chapel, workroom, meeting room, studio, library, 2 no. Offices, storage, link to existing chapel and associated facilities. The development also consists of minor internal alterations to the existing buildings and change of use from the previously used bedrooms to storage, offices, meeting rooms, and stock rooms associated with the litur...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
Objective set by the COUNTY 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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 308 Galloping Green, Stillorgan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €562,000 | 66 m |
| 212 Galloping Green, Stillorgan Rd, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €489,500 | 71 m |
| 415 Galloping Green, Stillorgan Rd, Blackrock Dublin 18not full market price | Sept 2025 | €44,000 | 83 m |
| 14 New Park, Whitecross, Blackrock | Dec 2025 | €590,000 | 95 m |
| 117 Galloping Green, Stillorgan Rd, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €710,000 | 103 m |
| 521 The Galloping Green, Stillorgan, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €575,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 509, Galloping Green, Stillorgan | Mar 2025 | €475,000 | 123 m |
| 29 Westminster Lawns, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €1,195,000 | 213 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 received21 December 2007
- Decision issued25 February 2008
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