The Carmelite Monastery, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
Use of a monastery as a hub and hostel for homeless people.
ED18/0040 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 November 2018
- Reference
- ED18/0040
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 7 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration of exemption is sought for the change of use of the Carmelite Monastery to be used as a hub and hostel for homeless people.
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
Use of monastery as a hub/hostel for homeless people.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
Objective set by the South Dublin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €721,000 | 151 m |
| 62a Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €710,000 | 204 m |
| 43 Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €600,000 | 281 m |
| 21 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 283 m |
| 40 Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €593,000 | 311 m |
| 59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 318 m |
| 12 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €462,000 | 318 m |
| 22 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €550,000 | 324 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 November 2018
- Decision due4 December 2018
- Decision issued4 December 2018
- Appeal decided3 September 2019
- Permission expiry8 July 2019
In the area
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- Granted100 m away
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Vehicular entrance off Monalea Wood to proposed new house (Reg. SD17A/0089)
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SD18B/0472South DublinLodged 13 Nov 2018Infrastructure
- Refused110 m away
Dwelling, entrance, boundary walls and piers with connection to main foul and surface water sewers
1 Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
S99A/0553South DublinLodged 26 Aug 1999New dwelling
- Refused120 m away
The Installation of 6no. floodlights on 18m high columns around the previously consented Pitch One (Planning…
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SD25A/0048WSouth DublinLodged 4 Mar 2025Infrastructure
- Invalid120 m away
The Installation of 6no. floodlights on 18m high columns around the previously consented Pitch One (Planning…
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SD25A/0007WSouth DublinLodged 14 Jan 2025Infrastructure
- Withdrawn120 m away
The construction of a 24m long by 6m high Gaa (skills) wall and all associated site works
Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD25A/0006WSouth DublinLodged 14 Jan 2025Other
- Granted120 m away
Construction of 2 grass playing pitches: pitch No.1 will measure some 145m long by 90m wide and pitch No.2…
Lands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD20A/0140South DublinLodged 11 May 2021Infrastructure
- Refused130 m away
Detached two-storey, three-bed dwelling at the side
7, Sally Park, Dublin 24.
SD06A/0443South DublinLodged 16 Nov 2006New dwelling
Related developments
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- Exempt — no permission neededChange of use
Change of use from dwelling to homeless hostel accommodation
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ED22/0038South DublinLodged 10 Nov 2022
- GrantedApartments
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Doneraile, , ,
068019corkLodged 13 Jun 2006
- Not exempt — permission neededChange of use
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- Exempt — no permission neededChange of use
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ED21/0028South DublinLodged 8 Apr 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Planning permission for change of use (1,209 sq.m.) from convent to tourist hostel, including internal layout…
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- GrantedChange of use
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