Farranboley House, Bird Avenue, Dublin 14, D14XW22
Conversion of a lower ground floor creche and a garden annex into three apartments in a protected structure.
D24A/0921/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 November 2024
- Reference
- D24A/0921/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert a lower ground floor creche into two 2-bedroom apartments and a detached garden annex into a studio apartment. Works to the protected structure include lowering the floor level, removing internal walls, and creating new structural openings.
- Residential units
- 3
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Official record
Development description
- The proposed works will convert the lower ground floor creche into 2 no x 2 bedroom apartments and will convert the detached annex in the rear garden to a studio apartment. The proposed works to the lower ground floor level of the protected structure will include the following
- Removal of internal stud walls and forming of structural opes in existing load bearing walls and providing new partitions to accommodate the new layout
- Lowering the floor level at lower ground floor level by 160
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.22 - East Courtyard, Tullyvale, Cabinteely | Mar 2025 | €655,000 | 10 m |
| 5 Orchard Square, Bird Ave, Clonskeagh | Jul 2025 | €406,000 | 56 m |
| 2 Gledswood Park, Clonskea, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €835,000 | 99 m |
| 80 Bird Avenue, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €1,224,000 | 100 m |
| 2 Rosemount Crescent, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €1,400,000 | 104 m |
| 4 Roebuck Crescent, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €1,260,000 | 116 m |
| 10 Leinster Lawn, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €1,480,000 | 118 m |
| 3 Gledswood Avenue, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €1,050,000 | 148 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 received19 November 2024
- Decision issued22 January 2025
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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D04A/0061Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Jan 2004Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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D13A/0314Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Jun 2013Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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D03B/0233Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 28 Mar 2003Extension
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.3 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0921/WEB
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D24A/0921/WEB/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Mar 2026Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.4 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0921/WEB
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D24A/0921/WEB/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Mar 2026Other
- GrantedAt this site
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D12A/0224Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jun 2012Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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