Clontra House, Quinn's Road, Shankill, Dublin 18
Declaration on whether using Clontra Estate for international protection accommodation is exempt development.
REF14424 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 November 2024
- Reference
- REF14424
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 13 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 application to determine if using the accommodation at Clontra Estate (including Clontra House, Wayside Gate Lodge, Barn House, and Clauin) for people applying for International Protection is exempt from planning permission. No physical works are proposed.
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
Whether the use of of clontra estate's total accommodation comprising clontram house, wayside gate lodge, barn house and clauin, all sited at quinn's road, shankill, dublin 18, as accommodation for people applying for international protection - as managed by the international protection accommodation service (ipas) - is or is not development and is or is not exempted development. No works arise
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“GB To protect and enhance the open nature of lands between urban areas.”
National zoning type: General
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Corbawn Dr, Shankill, Dublin | May 2025 | €500,000 | 103 m |
| 24 Corbawn Drive, Shankill, Co Dublin | Aug 2025 | €600,750 | 130 m |
| 36 Corbawn Close, Shankill, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €760,000 | 221 m |
| 67 Corbawn Dr, Shankill, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €702,000 | 223 m |
| 11 Corbawn Dr, Shankill, Dublin 18not full market price | Sept 2025 | €448,000 | 245 m |
| Slievenamon, 8 Corbawn Lawn, Shankill | Jul 2025 | €650,000 | 262 m |
| 21 Corbawn Lawn, Shankill, Dublin 18 | Jan 2026 | €685,000 | 264 m |
| 7 Corbawn Dr, Shankill, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,302,000 | 292 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 received13 November 2024
- Decision due10 December 2024
- Decision issued3 December 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the construction of a new two-storey, 267sqm, four-bedroom detached house (replacing existing…
Clontra House, Quinns Road, Shankill, Dublin 18 (A Protected Structure)
D20A/0321/EDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Nov 2025New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
(1) Change of use of Clontra House into a combined family hub to facilitate a short-term emergency…
Clontra House, Quinn's Road, Shankill, Dublin 18, D18Y9H3 (A Protected Structure)
D26A/0036/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Jan 2026Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for Retention of an 1800mm wide ope between the kitchen and adjoining living room on first floor…
Clontra House, Quinn's Road, Shankill, Dublin 18 (A Protected Structure RPS ref. 1811)
D18A/1034Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Feb 2019Retention
- Refused40 m away
Permission for the construction of a new two-storey, 267sqm, four-bedroom detached house (replacing existing…
Clontra House, Quinns Road, Shankill, Dublin 18
D20A/0321Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 May 2020New dwelling
- Invalid100 m away
To demolish an habitable house and to construct 299 No. 2-bedroom apartments and 84 No. 3 bedroom apartments…
Clontra, Quinn's Road, Shankill, Dublin 18.
D04A/1255Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Nov 2004Apartments
- Granted120 m away
Permission for demolition of an existing single storey conservatory with low pitch lean-to glazed roof to…
33A, Corbawn Drive, Shankill, Dublin 18
D14B/0453Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2014Extension
- Granted130 m away
The demolition of the existing boiler house, conservatorey to the rear of the existing dwelling at ground…
27, Corbawn Drive, Dublin 18, D18VX76
D23B/0273Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jun 2023Extension
- Invalid130 m away
The demolition of the existing boiler house, conservatory to the rear of the existing dwelling at ground…
27, Corbawn Drive, Shankill, Dublin 18, D18VX76
D23B/0208Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 May 2023Extension
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