120,122 and 124 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 P8X5, D04H9V3 and D04R2X8 and the laneway to the rear on Shrewsbury Park.
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3462/21 is a planning application for permission at 120,122 and 124 Merrion Road, Dublin 4, D04 P8X5, D04H9V3 and D04R2X8 and the laneway to the rear on Shrewsbury Park., received by Dublin City Council on 7 Sept 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of a residential development of eight houses to the rear of No's 120, 122 and 124 Merrion Road. The new development will be accessed from a new vehicular entrance to 122 Merrion Road, from Merrion Road, the existing vehicular entrance will be blocked up and no. 122 Merrion Road will be altered to accommodate a new shared vehicular entrance to 122 Merrion Road and the 8 no. new houses. The development works at no. 122 Merrion Road, includes two storey demolition to the side and single storey demolition to the rear, remodelling of the house, 2 storey bay window to the front, repositioning of front door, a two storey rear and part side extension, single storey side extension, new dormer to the rear and all associated elevational alterations. The development includes works to the front boundary wall to no.122 Merrion Road, together with reconfiguration of the site boundaries of no's 120, 122 and 124, which will result in a reduction in the existing rear gardens of no's 120, 122 and 124 Merrion Road. The eight no. three storey houses (4 bedrooms houses with roof terrace) are set out in two terraces with rear gardens. The existing entrances and parking to no's 120 and 124 remain unchanged and two parking spaces are provided for no. 122 Merrion Road. Ten parking spaces are provided for the eight houses, one space per house and two communal visitor spaces, together with a shared surface access road, four visitor bicycle spaces and a seating area. Each of the houses will have a bin store to the front and a cycle store to the rear. The development provides for a pedestrian/cycle access to each of the proposed houses, along the existing gated laneway located to the rear of the site on Shrewsbury Park, which will be resurfaced with gravel and paving. The development includes all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground, drainage, and landscaping to facilitate the development on the overall site. The council granted permission on 7 Jan 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Oct 2021. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 312617 on 18 May 2023 (grant conditions). A commencement notice (CN0104117DC) was lodged on 14 Aug 2023, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 131 other decided applications in the last five years and 6 appeals.
Proposal
The development will consist of a residential development of eight houses to the rear of No's 120, 122 and 124 Merrion Road. The new development will be accessed from a new vehicular entrance to 122 Merrion Road, from Merrion Road, the existing vehicular entrance will be blocked up and no. 122 Merrion Road will be altered to accommodate a new shared vehicular entrance to 122 Merrion Road and the 8 no. new houses. The development works at no. 122 Merrion Road, includes two storey demolition to the side and single storey demolition to the rear, remodelling of the house, 2 storey bay window to the front, repositioning of front door, a two storey rear and part side extension, single storey side extension, new dormer to the rear and all associated elevational alterations. The development includes works to the front boundary wall to no.122 Merrion Road, together with reconfiguration of the site boundaries of no's 120, 122 and 124, which will result in a reduction in the existing rear gardens of no's 120, 122 and 124 Merrion Road. The eight no. three storey houses (4 bedrooms houses with roof terrace) are set out in two terraces with rear gardens. The existing entrances and parking to no's 120 and 124 remain unchanged and two parking spaces are provided for no. 122 Merrion Road. Ten parking spaces are provided for the eight houses, one space per house and two communal visitor spaces, together with a shared surface access road, four visitor bicycle spaces and a seating area. Each of the houses will have a bin store to the front and a cycle store to the rear. The development provides for a pedestrian/cycle access to each of the proposed houses, along the existing gated laneway located to the rear of the site on Shrewsbury Park, which will be resurfaced with gravel and paving. The development includes all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground, drainage, and landscaping to facilitate the development on the overall site.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 7 Jan 2022
- Final grant
- 18 May 2023
- Site (from polygon)
- 4,792 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 7 Sept 2021New applicationObservation window closed 12 Oct 2021
- 1 Nov 2021Further information requested
- 3 Dec 2021Further information received
- 7 Jan 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 4 Feb 2022
- 3 Feb 2022Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0104117DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - 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 87257). 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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