Firhouse Credit Union, Ballycullen Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
Upgrading and expanding Firhouse Credit Union by converting an adjacent former hardware shop.
SD03A/0915 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 December 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0915
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 December 2003
- Floor area
- 47 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves upgrading the existing Credit Union by connecting and converting the former hardware shop unit next door. Works include internal alterations, replacing facade windows and entrance doors, installing new signage, and providing a new illuminated canopy and wheelchair ramp.
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
(1) upgrading of existing credit union with connection to and conversion of former hardware shop unit to credit union with associated internal sundry alterations. (2) remove existing facade windows to credit union and former hardware shop and replace with new windows and entrance door. (3) remove existing signage and replace with new signage. (4) provide new illuminated canopy and wheelchair ramp to new main entrance.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of District Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Killininny Court, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €250,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 20, Killininny Court, Ballycullen Avenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €220,000 | 63 m |
| 38 Killininny Court, Ballycullen Ave, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €247,500 | 135 m |
| 19 Kilakee Walk, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €359,625 | 238 m |
| 49 Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €550,000 | 279 m |
| Larkrise, Firhouse Rd, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €850,000 | 282 m |
| 59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 293 m |
| 69 Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €490,000 | 304 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 received8 December 2003
- Decision due1 February 2004
- Decision issued4 February 2004
- Grant issued18 March 2004
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