Gowran Hall Apartments, Ballygihen Avenue, Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Installation of new automated gates, boundary railings, and a ramped entrance approach.
D10A/0641 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 November 2010
- Reference
- D10A/0641
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 November 2010
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works include providing new automated timber and steel gates at the existing vehicular entrance on Ballygihen Avenue. It also involves erecting new steel railings along the property boundary and altering the front entrance steps to accommodate a new ramped approach.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for developments which consists of providing new automated timber and steel gates at the existing vehicular entrance on ballygihen avenue, erecting new steel railings to property boundary at ballygihen avenue and sandycove road and altering existing building front entrance steps to accommodate new ramped approach. The height of new gates will not exceed adjacent walls. The height and design of the 11 metre long new railings will match existing adjacent painted st...
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Gowran Hall, Ballyghien Avenue, Sandycove | Apr 2026 | €580,000 | 10 m |
| 16 Gowran Hall, Ballygihen Ave, Sandycove | Feb 2025 | €635,000 | 10 m |
| 11 Gowran Hall, Ballygihen Ave, Sandycove | Aug 2025 | €166,666 | 10 m |
| 8 Ballygihen, Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €400,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 9, Ballygihen, Sandycove Rd | Nov 2025 | €400,000 | 49 m |
| Seafield House, 8 Burdett Ave, Sandycove | Jun 2025 | €3,012,000 | 92 m |
| 3 Albert Court, Sandycove, Dublin | May 2025 | €460,000 | 99 m |
| 12 Burdett Ave, Sandycove, Dublinnot full market price | Dec 2025 | €884,145 | 125 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 received22 November 2010
- Decision issued21 January 2011
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