InvalidApartmentsDecided 27 February 2018

Swiss Cottage Bar and Restaurant, Junction Of Swords Road And Schoolhouse Lane, Santry Village, Dublin 9

Demolition of Swiss Cottage Bar and construction of a five-storey building with 89 apartments and commercial units.

2044/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 January 2018

Reference: 2044/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 January 2018

Summary

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Permission is sought for the demolition of the former Swiss Cottage Bar and Restaurant in Santry. It will be replaced by a five-storey over-basement mixed-use development containing 89 apartments, two retail units, a cafe/restaurant, and a takeaway.

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Residential units: 89
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the demolition of the former swiss cottage bar and restaurant (single storey structure) and associated out-buildings and rear walls; and the construction of a five storey over-basement mixed-use development comprising 2 no. Retail/commercial units, 1 no. Cafe/restaurant unit, and 1 no. Takeaway unit at ground floor level, all with associated signage; 89 no. Apartments (34 no. 1 beds; 41 no. 2 beds; 14 no. 3 beds) at ground, first, second, third and fourth floor levels, south and west; 1 no. New vehicular and pedestrian access from schoolhouse lane; 26 no. Bicycle spaces on schoolhouse lane and swords road; 100 no. Car parking spaces and 45 no. Bicycle spaces at basement level; plant room at basement level; 44 no. Bicycle spaces in courtyard area; bin store; esb sub station; landscaping; upgrade works to footpaths on schoolhouse lane and swords road; boundary treatments and all ancillary site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z3: Neighbourhood CentresDC

“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
4 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin	Apr 2025	€471,000	80 m
22 Schoolhouse Court, Schoolhouse Lane, Santry	Feb 2025	€130,000	95 m
22 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9not full market price	Feb 2025	€220,000	96 m
Apt 11 Schoolhouse Ct, Schoolhouse Ln, Santry	Apr 2026	€200,000	97 m
23 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9	Dec 2025	€420,000	97 m
Apt 19 Schoolhouse Ct., Schoolhouse Lane, Santry	Mar 2026	€200,000	104 m
48, Magenta Crescent, Santry Dublin 9not full market price	Oct 2025	€258,000	114 m
42 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9	Oct 2025	€510,000	115 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received10 January 2018
Decision due6 March 2018
Decision issued27 February 2018

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