Site at the Former ESB Depot at 6 Parnell Avenue, Harold's Cross, Dublin 12
Amendments to a permitted 52-unit residential development at a former ESB depot.
2512/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 March 2021
- Reference
- 2512/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant seeks permission to amend a previously approved 52-unit residential development. Proposed changes include minor internal layout reconfigurations, window and brick cladding alterations, entrance details, relocated basement ventilation shafts, and communal garden layout changes.
- Residential units
- 52
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
- Permission is sought to amend the approved development at the former esb depot site at 6 parnell avenue, dublin
- Permission was granted (reg. Ref. 3513/19) for the demolition of the remaining buildings on site, the construction of a 52 unit residential development (4 studios, 9 one-bed units and 39 two-bed units), over an underground car parking area for 54 cars in two blocks of development, both 4-storeys with a step down to 3-storeys. The proposed development will consist of minor internal layout reconfiguration with consequent changes to the elevation windows, changes to the brick cladding in the elevations, entrance details, changed locations to ventilation shafts to basement parking, changes to the communal garden layout and other minor changes to the permitted residential development. There will be no change to existing entrance approved to give access to the site
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Parnell Rd, Dublin 12, Dublinnot full market price | Mar 2025 | €475,000 | 123 m |
| 3 Greenmount Court, Harolds Cross, Dublin 12 | Sept 2025 | €568,000 | 174 m |
| 15 Greenmount Lane, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Apr 2026 | €435,000 | 181 m |
| 5 Greenmount Court, Greenmount, Harolds Cross Dublin 12 | Feb 2026 | €606,000 | 183 m |
| 8a Parnell Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 12 | Jul 2025 | €829,000 | 192 m |
| 6 Limekiln Lane, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6 | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 203 m |
| 386 Clogher Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 | May 2026 | €623,000 | 248 m |
| 40 Boyne Court, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Mar 2025 | €412,000 | 256 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received31 March 2021
- Decision due25 May 2021
- Decision issued25 May 2021
- Grant issued8 July 2021
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