South Dublin County Council · ED18/0040
The Carmelite Monastery, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
Decided on appeal: other.
- 7 Nov 2018Received
- 4 Dec 2018Declared exempt
- 8 Jan 2019Appealed
- 8 Jul 2019Approval runs out
- 3 Sept 2019Appeal: Other
- Status
- Appeal decided — other
- Decision
- Declared exempt · 4 Dec 2018
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Sect. 5
- Site
- 78 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 303392 · Other
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Use of monastery as a hub/hostel for homeless people
Planning details
- Reference
- ED18/0040
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — other · register status “Decision”
- Received
- 7 Nov 2018
- Observations close
- 12 Dec 2018 (closed 2865 days ago)
- Decision due
- 4 Dec 2018 · decided 4 Dec 2018
- Decision
- Declared exempt on 4 Dec 2018
- Site area
- 78 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 55 · 500 m · 5 years
- Awaiting decision38, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Dublin 24
- Granted75, Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 K1W3
- Granted1a, Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Granted8, Monalea Park, Firhouse, D24HF62
- Granted8, Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin 24, D24 F7PR
- Awaiting decisionProposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development, on SDCC land at Castlefield Avenue, Old Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.
- GrantedNo. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, The site is also bound by Mount Carmel Park to the east
- Granted4, Bolbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24W02E
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- Appeal decidedLands at Castlefield Avenue, Knocklyon adjoining Mimosa Castlefield Ave, Dublin 16, D16 R2F3
- Commenced65, Woodlawn Park Drive, Firhouse, D24VH2R
- Withdrawn65, Woodlawn Park Drive, Firhouse, D24 VH2R
- Granted131, Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24H1K7
- Granted55, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Dublin, D24 ENY0
- CommencedSally Park Nursing Home, Sally Park Close, Templeogue, Dublin 24, D24CC90
- Commenced1, Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Granted71, Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Withdrawn84, Monalea Grove, Dublin 24, D24 F2P9
- RefusedLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Granted318, Glenview Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 RXP3
- Withdrawn84, Monalea Grove, Dublin 24, D24 F2P9
- Granted51, Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 R9YN
- Granted1, Bolbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 Y9NN
- Awaiting decisionKnocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme
- Commenced13, Monaela grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 P3Y2
- WithdrawnLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnLands adjacent to Carmel of the Assumption Convent, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Commenced65, Monalea Grove, Knocklyon, Dublin 24, D24 N9WT
- Granted82, Woodlawn Park Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- OtherCastlefield Avenue, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- Commenced54, Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- GrantedHillside, Old Knocklyon Road,, Dublin 16, D16X7R8
- Appeal decidedLands at Castlefield Avenue, Knocklyon adjoining Mimosa Castlefield Avenue, Dublin 16, D16 R2F3
- WithdrawnConvent Cottage, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnLands at Castlefield Ave, Knocklyon adj. 5 Knocklyon Rd & Mimosa, Castlefield Ave, D16
- CommencedSt. Bernadette's, Firhouse Road, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24CC9E
- Commenced36 Woodlawn Park Drive, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 TH6D
- CommencedNo. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
- Granted1, Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Commenced144, Monalea Grove, Dublin 24
- Granted54, Woodlawn Park Drive, Dublin 24
- Commenced1, Bolbrook Avenue, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 Y9NN
- Commenced82, Woodlawn Park Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Granted75, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Refused75, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Awaiting decisionD24 Neighbourhood
- Granted75, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Granted4, Mount Carmel Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 24, D24 RH64
- RefusedMortons, The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24 YYR4
- Appealed67, Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Appeal decided9, Bolbrook Close, Dublin 24
- Granted3, Bolbrook Avenue, Dublin 24
- WithdrawnLands at Castlefield Avenue, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- GrantedGlenview Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24
- Granted139, Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- Granted38, Woodlawn Park Avenue, Dublin 24
Homes nearby
- For sale2 Homeville Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 Y276
- For sale60 Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 VE8A
- For sale78 Woodlawn Park Avenue, Firhouse, Dublin 24
- For saleApartment 32, Tymon Farm, Tallaght, Dublin 24, D24 RP21
- For sale180 Woodlawn Park Grove, Firhouse, Dublin 24, D24 HC9Y
- For sale5 Delaford Avenue, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 Y3V2
Development land nearby
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- Permitted, not started · 100 homes granted 10 Aug 2026, expires 09 Aug 2031 — 2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 55 homes granted 11 Aug 2025, expires 11 Aug 2030 — Speaker Connolly Tavern (0.6 km)
- Permitted, not started · 11 homes granted 04 May 2018, expires 02 Jul 2031 — Vista Montana (0.9 km)
- Residential land off Monalea Wood, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24 (0.1 km)
- Residential land off Monalea Wood, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24 (0.2 km)
Appeal
ACP 303392 · Referral · decided · Other 3 Sept 2019
Zoning
G3 — High amenity
Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 3
- Recorded monument · 1
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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Summary
ED18/0040 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for use of monastery as a hub/hostel for homeless people, received on 7 Nov 2018; permission was granted on 4 Dec 2018.