Towerville, Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
Section 5 declaration to determine if using a guest house to accommodate homeless persons is exempted development.
ED25/0013 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 March 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0013
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 18 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought to determine if the use of a guest house at Towerville, Clondalkin, is development and if it constitutes exempted development. The property is intended to accommodate homeless persons where care is not provided.
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 the property as a guest house at towerville, where care is not provided, to accommodate homeless person, is or not development and whether development constitutes exempted development or does not constitute exempted development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 7 August 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 26 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 225.03 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Towerville, Tower Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €915,757 | 2 m |
| St Laurence, Tower Rd, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Mar 2025 | €673,718 | 27 m |
| 3 Mill Pond, Mill Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Feb 2025 | €265,000 | 145 m |
| 25 The Mill Pond, Mill Lane, Clondalkin Dublin 22 | Sept 2025 | €286,000 | 152 m |
| 16 Millpond, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 | Mar 2026 | €280,000 | 165 m |
| 28 The Mill Pond, Mill Lane, Clondalkin | Jun 2025 | €275,000 | 175 m |
| 6 Leinster Terrace, Old Nangor Road, Clondalkin | Jan 2025 | €375,000 | 176 m |
| 20 Millpond, Mill Lane, Clondalkin | Jun 2025 | €262,500 | 184 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 received18 March 2025
- Decision due7 April 2025
- Decision issued28 March 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Permission to (a) construct extension to front of existing building & (b) convert existing Laundry room to…
Saint Laurence, Tower Road, Dublin 22, D22 RF70
SD24A/0115WSouth DublinLodged 13 May 2024Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
(i) a change of use from existing residential dwelling to guest house, (H) the provision of 1 no. accessible…
Towerville, Tower Road, Clondalkin, Dublin 22
SD24A/0066South DublinLodged 27 Mar 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
(i) provision of a single-story extension (2.4m x 8.92m) to the front of the structure; (ii) internal works…
Coach house to the rear of Towerville, Tower Road, Dublin 22, D22XT81
SD26A/0020WSouth DublinLodged 27 Jan 2026Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
Permission for a change of use from Domestic Dwelling to Guest House/ B&B
Saint Laurence, Tower Road, Dublin 22 D22 RF70
SD23A/0097South DublinLodged 8 May 2023Change of use
- Granted30 m away
(i) A change of use from existing residential dwelling to guest house, and (ii) the provision of 1 no.…
Saint Laurence, Tower Road, Dublin 22
SD23A/0166South DublinLodged 19 Jul 2023Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Converted Domestic Garage to Laundry/utility room & internal alternations to ground & first floor layout
Saint Laurence, Tower Road, Dublin 22. D22RF70
ED23/0024South DublinLodged 14 Jun 2023Alterations
- Granted40 m away
Demolition of single-storey extension,proposed one and two storey extension,new pedestrian gate and…
Employment Centre,No.15 Tower Road,Clondalkin,Dublin 22.
S00A/0703South DublinLodged 20 Jun 2001Extension
- Granted50 m away
Construct the Clondalkin Round Tower Visitors Centre and Public Gardens. Development of the visitors’ centre…
Millview Terrace and Tower Road, Clondlakin, Dublin 22
SD148/0003South DublinLodged 20 May 2014Commercial
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