GrantedApartmentsDecided 31 March 2021

Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

Amendments to a mixed-use development to add five apartment units and modify Block 1.

2161/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 February 2021

Reference: 2161/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 4 February 2021

Summary

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The application seeks amendments to a previously approved mixed-use development. The changes include converting a permitted community room into a two-bedroom apartment and constructing four additional one-bedroom apartments at the third-floor level.

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Residential units: 5
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Site bounded and accessed by both walkinstown road and balfe road, comprising of balfe road industrial estate (2-4 balfe road), walkinstown road surface car park and lands and industrial building (5 walkinstown road) to the rear of houses on walkinstown road and thomas moore road, walkinstown, dublin
Permission for amendments to development approved under dublin city council planning reference no. 4364/19 (an bord pleanala reference no. Abp 307186-20) for a mixed-use development. The development will consist of:- amendments to approved block 1 (fronting onto walkinstown road) consisting of change of use to 1 additional 2-bedroom apartment, the construction of 4 no. Additional apartment units at third floor level with external balconies, ancillary circulation, and alterations to facades including
The change of use of permitted community room and amendments to layout to provide an additional 1 no. 2 bed apartment unit at ground floor level
Construction of additional floor area at third floor level to provide 4 no. Additional 1 bed apartment units (eliminating setbacks at this level)
Amendments to elevations and sections from the approved part 3-storey/ part 5-storey ( 3-storey plus two setback levels) block to a part 4-storey/ part 5-storey (4-storey plus one setback level) block
All associated consequent ancillary works, landscaping, bicycle parking and site development works and services

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

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
14 Balfe Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jul 2025	€332,000	57 m
29 Walkinstown Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jul 2025	€450,000	72 m
32 Thomas Moore Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€480,000	96 m
29 Thomas Moore Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Apr 2026	€450,000	135 m
5 Field Ave, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	May 2026	€530,000	155 m
18a Lansdowne Valley, Drimnagh, Dublin 12	Mar 2025	€328,000	167 m
3 Hardebeck Ave, Walkinstown, Dublinnot full market price	Jan 2025	€37,000	177 m
51 Thomas Moore Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€472,000	206 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 received4 February 2021
Decision due31 March 2021
Decision issued31 March 2021
Grant issued13 October 2021
Appeal submitted28 April 2021
Appeal decided13 October 2021

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