Arranmore Apartments, 13-17 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4
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WEB5964/25 is a planning application for permission at Arranmore Apartments, 13-17 Pembroke Road, Dublin 4, received by Dublin City Council on 15 Dec 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: An amendment to the permitted development to change the wording of condition no. 7 as set out planning permission register reference 2022/87 which states the following: The development shall be used exclusively as a retirement complex where an appropriate management company shall be set up prior to occupation of any of the units. It shall not be used at any time in the future for accommodating non-retired people. Similarly no part of the development may be converted to ordinary flats or holiday homes. Reason: To prevent substandard development as the development standards of the proposal i.e. density car parking etc. would only be acceptable for retirement flats and not for ordinary flat development and also to provide for the proper planning and development of the area.’ To the following: The proposed development shall be used exclusively as an age-restricted residential complex for persons aged 55 years and over. An appropriate management company shall be maintained in place to oversee the maintenance, operation, and long-term management of the development. No part of the development shall, at any time, be used to accommodate persons under the age of 55 years and the development, or any part thereof, shall not be sold, let, or otherwise converted for use as standard or ordinary residential units or apartments. Reason: To ensure that the development continues to function as an age-specific residential complex in accordance with the stated intentions of the application, to maintain appropriate management arrangements, and to prevent the erosion of the specialised nature of the accommodation in the interest of orderly development. The council declared the application invalid on 16 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 28 Jan 2026. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 135 other decided applications in the last five years and 34 appeals.
Proposal
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: An amendment to the permitted development to change the wording of condition no. 7 as set out planning permission register reference 2022/87 which states the following: The development shall be used exclusively as a retirement complex where an appropriate management company shall be set up prior to occupation of any of the units. It shall not be used at any time in the future for accommodating non-retired people. Similarly no part of the development may be converted to ordinary flats or holiday homes. Reason: To prevent substandard development as the development standards of the proposal i.e. density car parking etc. would only be acceptable for retirement flats and not for ordinary flat development and also to provide for the proper planning and development of the area.’ To the following: The proposed development shall be used exclusively as an age-restricted residential complex for persons aged 55 years and over. An appropriate management company shall be maintained in place to oversee the maintenance, operation, and long-term management of the development. No part of the development shall, at any time, be used to accommodate persons under the age of 55 years and the development, or any part thereof, shall not be sold, let, or otherwise converted for use as standard or ordinary residential units or apartments. Reason: To ensure that the development continues to function as an age-specific residential complex in accordance with the stated intentions of the application, to maintain appropriate management arrangements, and to prevent the erosion of the specialised nature of the accommodation in the interest of orderly development.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Application declared invalid on 16 Dec 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,545 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 Dec 2025New applicationObservation window closed 28 Jan 2026
- 16 Dec 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 22 Jan 2026
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87893). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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