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Dublin City Council · WEB5338/25

257 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, Dublin 3

Approved in Feb 2026. No sign of building yet.

  1. 7 Oct 2025Received
  2. 12 Jan 2026Approved
  3. 18 Feb 2026Final approval
  4. 18 Feb 2031Approval runs out

Earlier approval here ran out with no sign of building: 2204/21 (2021)

Status
Approved
Decision
Approved · 12 Jan 2026
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
367 m²

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What’s proposed

In plain English

New garage in the rear garden at 257 Clontarf Road

The applicant wants to remove an existing flat-roofed garage and build a new one in the back garden. The new garage will have a mix of pitched and flat roof sections.

  • The new garage will measure 43m2
  • The existing flat-roofed garage will be removed
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Planning Permission is sought by John Brereton for the removal of an existing flat roofed garage and the construction of a new partial pitched roof / partial flat roofed garage (43m2) to the rear garden of the existing dwelling including all associated site & drainage works necessary to facilitate the development at 257 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, D03 X3A3

Planning details

Reference
WEB5338/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
7 Oct 2025
Observations close
11 Nov 2025 (closed 349 days ago)
Decision due
13 Jan 2026 · decided 12 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant permission on 12 Jan 2026
Site area
367 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

Nearby 30 · 500 m · 12 months

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Zoning

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

R2 — Existing residential

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.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    North Dublin Bay
  • NIAH-recorded building · 3
    Dublin Bus Clontarf Garage; post box
  • Special Protection Area · 1
    South Dublin Bay and River Tolka Estuary SPA

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEB5338/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for planning Permission is sought by John Brereton for the removal of an existing flat, received on 7 Oct 2025; permission was granted on 12 Jan 2026.