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8 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION

Planning application 3608/23

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

RETENTION: The development works to be retained consist of painted brickworks as well as signage in three locations of the street façade of the existing premises. Signage has been erected in the following locations – painted signage adjacent to the ground floor entrance doorway, back-lit projecting signage above ground level, and illuminated surface-mounted signage located above first floor level.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    21 Apr 2023

  2. Decision: SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION

    13 Jun 2023

  3. Decision due

    15 Jun 2023

  4. Grant issued

    25 Jul 2023

Application Details

Location
8 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Retention Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council

Timeline

Registration Date
21 April 2023
Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
SPLIT DECISION(PERMISSION
Decision Date
13 June 2023
Grant Date
25 July 2023

Location

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3259/20GRANT PERMISSION27 Aug 2020

Permission to extend the existing property on the site. The proposed development will consist of a second floor extension over the existing roof terrace to provide new staff accommodation as well as minor amendments to the ground floor entrance along Merrion Road, all along with associated landscaping, ancillary and site works.

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2907/20REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSI23 Jun 2020

RETENTION: The development consists of retention of signage to side elevation.

2, Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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2685/21GRANT PERMISSION29 Apr 2021

Permission for development of a site c.515m2 at 18 Merrion Road, Nos 1 and 2 Ballsbridge Avenue (including associated rear yards of No. 18 Merrion Road and No’s 1 & 2 Ballsbridge Avenue), Ballsbridge, Dublin 4. The development will consist of the demolition of 1st & 2nd floor rear extension to No. 18 Merrion Road (the existing ground floor restaurant at 18 Merrion Road is excluded from this application), single storey elements to rear of No. 1 and 2 Ballsbridge Avenue and ancillary single storey sheds and outbuildings in the associated rear yards (Demolitions total c.264m2) to provide for the construction of 9 no. residential units in a part 1, part 2 and part 3 storey building accessed off Ballsbridge Avenue, incorporating the existing buildings at No.1 and No. 2 Ballsbrige Avenue and linking to No. 18 Merrion Road at 1st and 2nd Floor level. There are 6 no. residential units (2no. studios, 2 no. one bed, 2 no. two bed and all with balconies/terraces) in the new building and 3 residential units (2 no. one beds at 1st and 2nd floor of No. 18 Merrion Road and 1 no. 1 bed in No.2 Ballsbridge Avenue) in existing buildings. No. 1 Ballsbridge Avenue is to remain as is existing in office use at ground floor level, with refurbished interior. The development includes the provision of 16 bicycle parking spaces within the scheme, new bin storage area at ground floor level on Ballsbridge Avenue, and all landscaping, plant, boundary treatment, site development works and site services above and below ground.

18, Merrion Road, Nos 1 and 2 Ballsbridge Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

34m
2134/21APPLICATION DECLARED INVA1 Feb 2021

RETENTION: Permission for existing single storey covered outdoor dining area and all associated site works.

1A, Beatty's Avenue, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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2218/21GRANT RETENTION PERMISSIO15 Feb 2021

RETENTION: Retention permission for existing single storey covered outdoor dining area that faces Beatty’s Avenue to the side of the restaurant and all associated site works.

1A Beattys Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4.

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3754/21REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSI26 Oct 2021

Retention planning permission for development at this site will consist of : retention permission for existing signage at first floor level that faces Beatty's Avenue to the side of the restaurant and all associated site works.

1A Beatty's Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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WEB1982/25REFUSE RETENTION PERMISSION7 May 2025

RETENTION: Retention permission for existing single storey covered outdoor seating and dining area that faces Beatty’s Avenue to the side of existing restaurant and all associated site works.

1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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3113/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID13 Mar 2025

RETENTION : Retention permission for existing single storey covered outdoor seating and dining area that faces Beatty's Avenue to the side of existing restaurant and all associated site works .

1a Beatty's Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

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WEB2720/26Registered Application10 Jul 2026

RETENTION PERMISSION Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2 The development consists of application for planning permission for the retention of the single storey covered outdoor dining area structure (23.1sqm) facing onto Beatty’s Avenue at Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2 The planning application may be inspected or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, at the offices of Dublin City Council, Planning Department, Block 4, Ground Floor, Civic Offices, Wood Quay, Dublin 8 during its public opening hours (9.00a.m.- 4.30p.m.). A submission or observation in relation to the application may be made in writing to the planning authority on payment of the prescribed fee (€20.00) within the period of 5 weeks beginning on the date of receipt by the authority of the application, and such submissions or observations will be considered by the planning authority in making a decision on the application. The planning authority may grant permission subject to or without conditions, or may refuse to grant permission.

Al Boschetto, 1A Beatty’s Avenue and 2 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04F2R2

62m
3755/21GRANT PERMISSION26 Oct 2021

Planning permission for the development at this site will consist/consists of: permission for the construction of a single storey side extension to existing two storey over basement house, amendments to front facade and minor internal works to existing ground floor and first floor internal arrangement and all associated site works.

7 Granite Place, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 TIX8

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