GrantedApartmentsDecided 19 June 2018

Maxol Petrol Filling Station and Michael grant Motors, Beach Road, Dublin 4, D04 A9P3 and D04 T4A0

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a 5-storey apartment building with 90 units over a basement.

2001/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 January 2018

Reference: 2001/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 2 January 2018

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a petrol station and motor showroom (1,311 sq.m) and the construction of a 5-storey apartment building containing 90 apartments. The scheme will sit over a single basement level providing 90 car parking spaces, motorcycle and bicycle parking, and includes a ground-floor ESB substation.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionbasementredevelopment

Residential units: 90
Storeys: 5
Floor area: 11,527 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site of c. 0.385 ha. The site is bounded by church avenue to the north; existing education (st. Matthew's national school) and residential development to the south and west; the junction between cranfield place and beach road to the south; and beach road to the east. The development will consist of the demolition and removal of all existing buildings and associated structures above and below ground(total 1,311 sq m) and the construction of a 5-storey apartment building (with setbacks at third and fourth floor levels) (accommodating 90 no. Apartments (23 no. 1 bed units, 53 no. 2 bed units, and 14 no. 3 bed units)) over single basement level (accommodating 90 no. Car parking spaces, 4 no. Motorbike parking spaces, 90 no. Bicycle spaces, together with circulation, plant, attenuation, waste management, storage areas, and service areas). Vehicular and pedestrian access to the site will be from beach road with additional pedestrian access also from church avenue; (the total gross floor area of the proposed development is 11,527 sq m (including a basement level 2,889 sq m and a detached ground floor esb substation/switch room of 23 sq m)). The development will also consist of the provision of: private and semiprivate open spaces in the form of balconies and terraces (on the beach road, church avenue frontages on the north-western, south-eastern and south-western facades), and ground level courtyards including a children's play area; all hard and soft landscaping including boundary treatments; changes in level; plant; pv panels; suds measures including green roof; 8 no. Bicycle spaces at ground level; waste collection area; and all other associated site excavation and site development works above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 320, Shore Club, Beach Roadprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€504,587	19 m
Apt 318 Shore Club, Beach Road, Sandymountprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€541,284	19 m
016 Shore Club, Beach Road, Sandymountprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	25 m
Apartment 415 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€590,308	25 m
Apartment 116 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€493,392	25 m
Apartment 220 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€495,413	25 m
Apartment 121 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€466,903	25 m
Apartment 14 Shore Club, Beach Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€616,740	25 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received2 January 2018
Further information requested25 February 2018
Further information received23 May 2018
Decision due19 June 2018
Decision issued19 June 2018
Grant issued26 November 2018
Appeal submitted19 July 2018
Appeal decided26 November 2018

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