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Dublin City Council · 3469/25 · Retention Permission

Simmonstown House, 2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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Council received 25 Nov 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (291 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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3469/25 is a planning application for retention permission at Simmonstown House, 2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, received by Dublin City Council on 25 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permanent retention of 1) use of house and annexe as bed and breakfast accomodation 2) 3 storey extension to rear of house 3) infill porch to front of house 4) pedestrian and vehicular access gates to rear garden from adjoining laneway/right of way 5) internal alterations and 6) conversion of former garage to annexe accomodation for use in conjuction with main house. The council granted permission on 28 Jan 2026 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 8 Jan 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 122 other decided applications in the last five years and 25 appeals.

Appeal window closes 25 Feb 2026 closed 199 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (28 Jan 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Permanent retention of 1) use of house and annexe as bed and breakfast accomodation 2) 3 storey extension to rear of house 3) infill porch to front of house 4) pedestrian and vehicular access gates to rear garden from adjoining laneway/right of way 5) internal alterations and 6) conversion of former garage to annexe accomodation for use in conjuction with main house .

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant retention permission on 28 Jan 2026
Final grant
9 Mar 2026
Site (from polygon)
326 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 25 Nov 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 8 Jan 2026
  • 28 Jan 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 25 Feb 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    R2 — Existing residential

    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.

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    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 78249). 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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