RefusedChange of useDecided 5 February 2026

16 Orchard Grove, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15. D15 X4XV

Extension and partial change of use of a house to a GP surgery in Blanchardstown.

FW25A/0533E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 9 December 2025

Reference: FW25A/0533E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 9 December 2025

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for ground and first-floor extensions, an attic conversion with front and rear dormers, and a change of use of the ground floor from residential to a GP surgery.

Change of usegp surgeryextensionattic conversion

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Official record

Development description

Permission for : an extension of the ground and first floor and the extension and conversion of the existing attic, including the construction of a dormer window at the front and rear of the existing roof and the addition of a rooflight on the rear pitch of the roof. In addition, the change of use of the ground floor from residential to a gp surgery and the continuation of residential use at first floor and attic storey level. All of the above proposed at the existing house.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS

“Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Orchard Grove, Clonsilla, Dublin 15	Jan 2026	€450,000	43 m
8 Orchard Court, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Dec 2025	€565,000	92 m
20 Coolmine Blvd, Dublin 15, Dublin	Jun 2025	€180,000	95 m
2a Castleknock Close, Lourel Lodge, Castleknock	Dec 2025	€620,000	126 m
13 Broadway Rd, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Jan 2026	€510,000	146 m
61 Summerfield Lawns, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Nov 2025	€525,000	155 m
179 Clonsilla Rd, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Mar 2025	€520,000	159 m
191 Clonsilla Rd, Dublin 15, Dublin	Mar 2026	€262,500	171 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received9 December 2025
Decision due11 February 2026
Decision issued5 February 2026
Appeal submitted27 February 2026
Appeal decided21 April 2026

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