RefusedApartmentsDecided 1 April 2021

726, South Circular Road, Dublin 8

Construction of 23 homes, including 3 houses and 20 apartments, with partial demolition of an existing building.

2174/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 February 2021

Reference: 2174/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 8 February 2021

Summary

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The development consists of 23 dwellings on a 0.25-hectare site. It includes 3 two-storey houses, a new four-storey block with 18 apartments, the conversion of an existing house into 2 apartments, and partial demolition of its rear return.

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Residential units: 23
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a residential development of 23 no. Dwellings on a site measuring approx. 0.25 hectares. The proposed development consists of the construction of 21 no. Dwellings, comprised of 3 no. 2 storey, 3 bed houses and 18 no. 1 & 2 bed apartments in a new 4 storey building, along with the renovation and conversion of the existing two storey dwelling, known as no. 726 south circular road into 2 no. 2 bed apartments at ground and first floor level, titled block a. To the rear of block a is a proposed 4 storey building known as block b, accommodating 8 no. 1 bed apartments and 10 no. 2 bed apartments, with balconies on east and west elevations, with the inclusion of western facing communal roof terrace. In the northern part of the site, 2 no. Type a, 3 bed houses & 1 no. Type b, 3 bed house are proposed. The proposed development also provides a new vehicular access point located off south circular road, surface car & bicycle parking, catering for 14 no. Car parking spaces & 50 no. Bicycle parking spaces. The proposed development also includes for the partial demolition of the existing rear return of no. 726 south circular road (c. 61m2), and for all associated site development works, landscaping, boundary treatments, public open space (c. 150m2), pedestrian/cycle access from south circular road, infrastructural connections, bin storage etc.

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
34 St James'S Wood, South Circular Road, Dublin 8	May 2026	€438,000	61 m
117 St James Wood, South Circular Rd, Dublin	May 2026	€430,000	84 m
44 St James Wood, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€407,000	87 m
51 St James Wood, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€335,000	89 m
43 Old Kilmainham, Ladys Lane, Kilmainham Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€505,000	97 m
Flat 2, 601 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€126,667	97 m
Flat 5, 601 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€126,666	97 m
Flat 1, 601 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€126,667	97 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 February 2021
Decision due1 April 2021
Decision issued1 April 2021
Appeal submitted30 April 2021
Appeal decided14 October 2021

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