Land parcel 2697677

Area

30,030 m² (3 ha, 7.42 acres)

Buildings

7 buildings touch it. Their footprint covers 13,596 m².

Zoning

R2 Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas) (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
R2 Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
G5 Z9: Amenity/Open Space Lands/Green Network (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective
S5 Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure (Development Plan 2022-2028 (Variation No. 11)) The objective

Townland

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Planning applications on this parcel

• 3 Dec 2025Grant permission

  PERMISSION & RETENTION: The proposed development principally consists of: the construction of a single storey ancillary residential structure (c. 38 sq m) at the rear (southwest) of the site to be used as a home gym/sauna; hard and soft landscaping; and all associated development works above and below ground. The development to be retained consists of: a minor increase (c.10 sqm) to the previously permitted single-storey extension (Reg. Ref. WEB1882/25) which increases the gross floor area of the dwelling house from 644 sq m to 654 sq m.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB5862/25

• 18 Apr 2025Split decision(permission & refusal)

  RETENTION & PERMISSION: The development principally consists of: the retention of a single storey shed (c. 19 sq m) to the north of the dwelling house; the construction of a single storey extension (c. 81 sq m) to the side (north) and rear (west) of the existing part 1 No. to part 3 No. storey dwelling house, resulting in a total gross floor area of c. 644 sq m to the dwelling house; and the construction of a single storey garage (c. 53 sq m) to the front of the site to be used for secure car parking. The development will also comprise: modifications to the existing vehicular entrance gate, including the widening of the gate from c. 2.925 metres to c. 3 metres and the replacement of the existing metal gate with solid timber; a new pedestrian entrance gate with solid timber; brick pillars; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping, including a timber pergola; soakpits; and all associated development works above and below ground.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, WEB1882/25

• 18 Jan 2024Grant permission

  The development will consist of: 1. EXTENSION OF TERRACE TO REAR OF DEVELOPMENT APPROX AREA: 141 sq m 2. NEW SCRUMMAGE ROOM w. EXISTING STORE REMOVED AND NEW DOUBLE DOORS FITTED TO ALLOW PITCH ACCESS 3. NEW SPLAYED PITCH ENTRANCE WITH TWO NO. CONCRETE ACCESS STAIRS TO TERRACE ABOVE. 4. NEW BALCONY, BALUSTRADE TO MATCH EXISTING 5. REMOVAL OF FIRST FLOOR WINDOW TO "TONY O REILLY ROOM" & REPLACED WITH NEW FULL HEIGHT GLAZED SCREEN AND DOOR.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 3059/24

• 20 Dec 2023Application declared inva

  The development will consist of: Extension of terrace to rear of development-Appox Area: 141 sq m New Scrummage Room w Existing Store removed and new double doors fitted to allow pitch access , new splayed pitch entrance with two no. concrete access stairs to terrace above. New balcony, balustrade to match existing , removal of first floor window to ''Tony O Reilly Room'' & replaced with new full height glazed screen and door.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 5017/23

• 22 Oct 2019Grant permission and rete

  RETENTION & PERMISSION: Retention permission and planning permission for development at site at the former Chester Beatty Library Site, 20 Shrewsbury Road (now to be known as nos. 1-7 Shrewsbury Gardens), Dublin 4. The development will consist of: Demolition of the existing ESB substation; additional landscape planting on the northern boundary to No. 18 Shrewsbury Road, landscape planting adjacent to the basement ramp, replacement of a section of the existing boundary wall (south) adjacent to No. 22 Shrewsbury Road with a new 2.23m high boundary wall (south) and new entrance gates. The development consists of: external and internal as-built modifications to the permitted residential development under Dublin City Council Reg. Ref. 3604/08 (ABP Ref: PL29S.231151) and extended by DCC Reg. Ref. 3604/08/x1 to include: Construction of a replacement ESB substation; All external and internal as built works including reduction in the number of guest car parking spaces from 13 no. spaces to 11 no. spaces within the shared basement; Revisions to the internal layout to include relocation of the kitchen from basement level to ground floor level (in houses nos. 1-4 and 6-7), inclusion of a lift in each dwelling extending from basement level to second floor level and reconfiguration of the internal layout of houses nos. 1-7 at basement level and levels 1, 2 and 3; General external alterations to fenestration, chimney and door detail, dormer detail including omission of chimneys; increase to parapet/ridge heights locally to elements of the buildings (north block - ground floor return and first floor, house 4 west elevation [to include window] - south elevation house 1 - roof level to match existing); and all associated works. No overall increase in gross floor area or building height is proposed.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 4268/19

• 7 Mar 2019Application withdrawn

  The development will consist of minor modifications to existing permitted scheme (DCC Ref. 3604/08ext) for the construction of 7 three storey over basement dwellings to include: House 1 - Curved bay window changed to square; set back of dormer to roof line; size reduction of first floor window to rear elevation; Reduction of height of first floor side projecting bay; Lower ridge height increased to match main roof. House 2 - Omission of 3 windows to ground & first floor; Size reduction of second floor window to rear elevation; Omission of rear clerestory window; Dormer window added to front elevation to serve ensuite bathroom; single storey rear return increased in height by 750mm. House 3 - Omission of roof light; Omission of 3 windows to ground & first floor; Size reduction of second floor window to rear elevation; Omission of rear clerestory window; single storey rear return increased in height by 750mm. House 4 -Omission of rear clerestory window; Side return ridge height increase to match main roof; single storey rear return increased in height by 750mm. House 5 - Omission of window to first floor rear elevation; Single storey rear return increased in height by 750mm, material changed to brick, omission of rear clerestory window; Window added to rear elevation. House 6 - Change of door to window / window to door ground floor rear elevation. House 7 - Omission of side clerestory window; Set back of dormer to roof line; Change of door to window ground floor rear elevation; Conservation roof light added to side elevation. Ground floor window added to side elevation. Generally - Omission of all side windows to dormers; South stone boundary wall increased to 2.6m high for a length of 43m to match existing; 2.9m high metal palisade fence to west boundary to be replaced with 2.6m high brick boundary wall.

  Permission · Dublin City Council, 2435/19

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches this parcel.

Recorded monuments around it

This parcel is in the zone of notification of 2 recorded monuments.

• DU018-063001 Castle - tower house
  Description

  Situated in flat terrain E of the river Dodder. Two drawings by Beranger in 1766 show a towerhouse and adjoining farm buildings (Harbison 1998, 64-7). A gate tower (DU018-063002) is the only surviving remnant of the castle complex. (Grose 1791, I, 21 Plate 21; Ball 1900, 308, 316, 317; Ball 1903, 29-32; Ball 1907, 18) Simmonscourt Castle was replaced by a Victorian residence in the beginning of the 18th-century.

• DU018-063002 Gatehouse
  Description

  A gate tower is the only surviving remnant of theSimmonscourt castle complex. It has a flattened barrel vault and passage with single chamber over, which is approached by a spiral stairs in the NW tower. Built of coursed limestone masonry with dressed quoins. In the E wall is a pointed segmental arched recess, which may be a blocked doorway. There is a tall, narrow slit ope on the E wall. The plan is similar on the opposite side of the gateway. There are splayed slit opes on either side of the entrance passage. A possible garderobe shoot lies at the angle between the stair turret and gate. (Grose 1791, I, 21 Plate 21; Ball 1900, 308, 316, 317; Ball 1903, 29-32; Ball 1907, 18).

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands on this parcel.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

Ground and risks

Radon

At the centre of this parcel, about 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels. Testing a home

Landslides

The 1:50,000 map rates the landslide susceptibility here as low, partly inferred.

Terrain model

LiDAR of the Office of Public Works, flown in 2011, at 2 m: tile OPW_3257 (ZIP).

Flooding

The Office of Public Works publishes its flood maps on floodinfo.ie.

Radon Risk Map of Ireland, Environmental Protection Agency, and Landslide Susceptibility Classification, Geological Survey Ireland, both under CC BY 4.0. LiDAR: contains Irish Public Sector Data (Geological Survey Ireland & the Office of Public Works) licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) licence.

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Registered freehold land, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A parcel is the land of a title, not an address. The owner's name is in the Land Registry of Tailte Éireann: a copy of the folio can be ordered on landdirect.ie, for a fee.