Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
Restoration of Roebuck Grove House and construction of a four-to-five storey rear extension to create a 29-bedroom hostel.
D24A/0133 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 March 2024
- Reference
- D24A/0133
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the repair, restoration, and refurbishment of the derelict Roebuck Grove House. It also includes the construction of a large rear extension, ranging from four to five storeys, to provide a 29-bedroom hostel.
- Storeys
- 5
- Floor area
- 1,515 m²
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
The development principally consists of: the repair, restoration and refurbishment of the derelict roebuck grove house and the construction of a 4 no. Storey over lower ground floor level (viewed as part 4 no. To part 5 no. Storey) extension to the rear to provide a 29 bedroom hostel (totalling 1,515 sq. M gross floor area). The development will also include internal alterations and reconfigurations including minor demolitions to facilitate opes, partial demolition of an external wall, removal...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 202, Bearna, 106 Goatstown Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €700,441 | 116 m |
| 2 Roebuck Downs, Goatstown, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €770,000 | 168 m |
| 381 The Oak, Trimbleston, Goatstown | Nov 2025 | €680,000 | 169 m |
| 1 Roebuck Downs, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €1,295,000 | 170 m |
| 415 Trimbleston Garden, Goatstown Road, Dublin14 | Sept 2025 | €652,235 | 183 m |
| 368 The Oaks Trimblestown, Goatstown, Dublinprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €692,000 | 193 m |
| 345 The Oaks, Trimbleston, Goatstown Road | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 207 m |
| Apartment 260 The Alder, Trimbleston, Goatstownprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €660,700 | 212 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 March 2024
- Decision issued29 April 2024
- Appeal submitted21 May 2024
- Appeal decided2 September 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.4 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C4Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Dec 2025Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.8 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C5Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Jan 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.5 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C7Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Feb 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.9 of ABP31977424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C6Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Jan 2026Alterations
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.2 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Nov 2025Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.5 of ABP31974424 (Reg Ref D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C9Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Apr 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.3 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Nov 2025Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.4 of ABP31974424, (Reg Ref No. D24A/0133)
Site at Roebuck Grove House, Our Lady's Grove, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14, D14X9T3
D24A/0133/C8Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Feb 2026Other
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