Aparto Montrose Student Accommodation, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4
Temporary tourist and visitor use of 179 student accommodation bedrooms in Dublin 4.
D26A/0004/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 January 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0004/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to allow 179 student accommodation bedrooms to be used as residential accommodation for tourists or visitors outside of academic term times. No physical works are proposed to the property, and the primary use remains student accommodation.
- Residential units
- 179
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the secondary use of 179 no. Permitted and operational student accommodation bedrooms (including 184 no. Beds/bedspaces) at ground, first, second and third floor levels as residential accommodation for tourists or visitors outside of academic term times. This permission is sought to align the permissible use of the student accommodation at those floors levels with the definition for same prescribed by section 2 of the planning and development act 2024. No physical works are proposed to the student accommodation property. Additional responses for questions below as inadequate space provided in the form: existing use (or previous use where retention permission is sought): student accommodation. Proposed use (or use it is proposed to retain): student accommodation, but occupiable as residential accommodation for tourists or visitors outside of academic term times. Nature and extent of any such proposed use (or use it is proposed to retain): student accommodation, but occupiable as residential accommodation for tourists or visitors outside of academic term times.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashfield, Stillorgan Rd, Dublin 4 | Apr 2026 | €870,000 | 71 m |
| 1 Ashfield Park, Stillorgan Road, Dublin 4 | Mar 2026 | €1,415,000 | 110 m |
| 12 Ashfield Park, Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook | Jul 2025 | €956,751 | 111 m |
| 25 Glenomena Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €1,425,000 | 125 m |
| 13 Woodbine Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,930,000 | 160 m |
| 20 Glenomena Park, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €943,200 | 182 m |
| 40 Cranford Court, Stillorgan Rd, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €316,000 | 197 m |
| 60 Cranford Court, Stillorgan Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €295,000 | 207 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 received7 January 2026
- Decision due3 March 2026
- Decision issued25 February 2026
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