98 Merrion Road
This is 98 Merrion Road — 111 homes, up to 5 storeys, by Bartra Property Limited. Read the scheme page →
- 15 Jul 2020Received
- 25 Nov 2020Grant permission
- 17 Dec 2020Appealed
- 16 Jun 2021Appeal: Granted with conditions
- 16 Jun 2021Final grant
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Grant permission · 25 Nov 2020
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 2,224 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 308936 · Granted with conditions
What’s proposed
Permission for a Build-to-Rent Shared Living Residential Development at a 0.22 Ha site. The development will principally consist of the demolition of all structures on site (872sqm) which are currently in guesthouse use, and the construction of a part 3 to part 5 no. storey over part lower ground/ part basement Shared Living Residential Development comprising 111 no. bed spaces (96 no. single occupancy rooms, 3 no. accessible rooms and 6 no. double occupancy rooms) with lift overrun at roof level (3,617sqm). The development also consists of the provision of communal living/ kitchen/ dining rooms at each floor level from lower ground to fourth floor level to serve the residents of each floor; communal resident amenity spaces for all residents including gymnasium, TV/cinema room and function room at basement/ lower ground floor level and a reception/ lounge at ground floor level, a roof terrace at third floor level (78sqm) facing north-west, north-east and south-east and at fourth floor level (111.5 sqm) facing all directions, resident facilities including launderette, linen store, accessible WC/ shower and bin storage; bicycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; solar panels; plant, and all other associated site works above and below ground
3019/20 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for permission for a Build-to-Rent Shared Living Residential Development at a 0.22 Ha site., received on 15 Jul 2020; permission was granted on 25 Nov 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- 3019/20
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “Appeal Decided”
- Received
- 15 Jul 2020
- Observations close
- 19 Aug 2020 (closed 2227 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Nov 2020 · decided 25 Nov 2020
- Decision
- Grant permission on 25 Nov 2020
- Proposed development
- Permission for a Build-to-Rent Shared Living Residential Development at a 0.22 Ha site. The development will principally consist of the demolition of all structures on site (872sqm) which are currently in guesthouse use, and the construction of a part 3 to part 5 no. storey over part lower ground/ part basement Shared Living Residential Development comprising 111 no. bed spaces (96 no. single occupancy rooms, 3 no. accessible rooms and 6 no. double occupancy rooms) with lift overrun at roof level (3,617sqm). The development also consists of the provision of communal living/ kitchen/ dining rooms at each floor level from lower ground to fourth floor level to serve the residents of each floor; communal resident amenity spaces for all residents including gymnasium, TV/cinema room and function room at basement/ lower ground floor level and a reception/ lounge at ground floor level, a roof terrace at third floor level (78sqm) facing north-west, north-east and south-east and at fourth floor level (111.5 sqm) facing all directions, resident facilities including launderette, linen store, accessible WC/ shower and bin storage; bicycle parking; hard and soft landscaping; solar panels; plant, and all other associated site works above and below groundAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 2,224 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
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- OpenRoyal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83
- OpenRoyal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83
- Open10, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 PP78
- Appealed30 Park Court, Dubln 4, D04XK76
- Commenced14 Churchill Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- CommencedSite within Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- OpenRoyal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83
- GrantedLands at Lansdowne Football Club, Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
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- Commenced11, Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 T6D0
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- WithdrawnRoyal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- Granted128, Merrion Road, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn128, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 V5W0
- GrantedRoyal Dublin Society (RDS) Lands,, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83
- Commenced86, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn86 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- GrantedA. C.18 ha site at Coolbeg, 14, Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 C228
- Appeal decidedPembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329
- GrantedSimmonstown House, 2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- WithdrawnPembroke Wanderers HC, 27A Serpentine Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 T329
- Granted59 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn59 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 XH33
- Withdrawn59 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 XH33
- Withdrawn59, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 XH33
- Withdrawn8 Park Lane, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04PW70
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- Granted104 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Granted44 Merlyn Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04W5P8
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- Withdrawn104 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 DW77
- Commenced20 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 AW81
- Withdrawn20, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- CommencedSequoia, 15A Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- Granted17 Shrewsbury Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn104 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 DW77
- CommencedA c. 0.18 ha site at Coolbeg, 14, Shrewsbury Road, Dublin 4, D04 C2C8
- Commenced70, Wilfield Road, SANDYMOUNT, DUBLIN 4
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- Granted42 Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn70, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4 , D04W588
- Granted4 Wilfield Park, Sandymount, Dublin4, D04 TP60
- Withdrawn42, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 R652
- Withdrawn4 Wilfield Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 TP60
- Withdrawn70, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 W588
- GrantedNo. 5 Shrewsbury Road (D04 C9W0) and No. 7 Shrewsbury Road (D04 V9K1), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.
- Commenced3, Prince Of Wales Terrace, Dublin 4
- Appeal decidedSite to the rear of No. 67 and 69 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 RD40
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- Commenced32 Gilford Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- CommencedA site within the Royal Dublin Society, RDS Grounds, Dublin 4
- Commenced1, Sydenham Road, Dublin 4
- Granted21, Shrewsbury Park, Dublin 4, D04 V0T6
- Granted46, Oaklands Park, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn46, Oaklands Park, Sandymount, Dublin 4, D04 XT88
- Commenced16, Prince of Wales Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04YY36
- Appeal decidedLands at Lansdowne Football Club, Claremont Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn21 Shrewsbury Park, Dublin 4
- Appeal decided65A Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn65A Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 F8F8
- Granted4, Herbert Court, Dublin 4
- WithdrawnWilfield Lodge, 45A Sandymount Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 YN25
- WithdrawnWilfield Lodge, 45A, Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4
- CommencedFibonacci Square (on site of former AIB bank centre ), Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04X2K5
- GrantedAt a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
- WithdrawnFibonacci Square (on site of former AIB Bank Centre), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04X2K5
- Granted52, Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury Park, Dublin 4
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- RefusedNo. 34 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, D04 HV56
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- WithdrawnFibonacci Square (on site of former AIB Bank Centre), Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 X2K5
- Withdrawn34 Sandymount Avenue, Dublin 4, D04HV56
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- Appeal decided1 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
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- Withdrawn27, Wilfield Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4
- Withdrawn126 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 E2P5
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- Commenced39 Serpentine Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin, 04
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- Commenced8, Shrewsbury Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 D04 RW30
- Granted11, Serpentine Terrace, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4 D04 Y2F9
- Withdrawn8, Shrewsbury Park, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 RW30
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Appeal
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86828). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
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