GrantedCommercialDecided 28 October 2021

20 to 22 (former Annesley Motors), 22B, 23, 24, 25, and 26, Ballybough Road, Dublin 3

Demolition of a former car showroom and vacant buildings to build a two-storey neighbourhood centre.

2656/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 April 2021

Reference: 2656/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 26 April 2021

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of all existing structures, including the former Annesley Motors showroom and vacant premises. A new two-storey neighbourhood centre of 2,391 sqms will be built, featuring retail units, a café, and parking.

Commercialdemolitionretailredevelopment

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 2,391 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development involves the demolition of all existing structures on the site comprising the former annesley motors car showroom and associated buildings and vacant dwellings and commercial premises at nos. 20 to 26 (inclusive) ballybough road. The construction of a two storey (including mezzanine floor), neighbourhood centre development with a gross floor area totalling 2,391 sqms. The site area extends to circa 0.28 hectares. At ground floor, the proposed development includes three units (unit 1 – retail; unit 2 – retail/café; and , unit 3 – retail); undercroft parking for 29 cars and 16 external spaces; secure cycle store for staff within the undercroft; loading bay; existing esb substation on o’sullivan avenue to be integrated into the development (a future esb substation location is also proposed within the car park to the rear of the site should be the existing substation need to be decommissioned by esb); an additional new esb substation to service the proposed neighbourhood centre is also located internally within the building; other plant rooms and ancillary space; service vehicle and car access is off clonliffe avenue to the south of the site. At first floor, accessed by escalator/stair and lift core, is the licensed discount food store (supermarket) with a net sales area of 1,139 sqms including an off license sales area at first floor level with ancillary, office, storage and food preparation areas. The mezzanine level includes staff facilities ancillary to the supermarket. At roof level there will be both green roof, photovoltaic panels and a mechanical plant compound. The development includes all new drainage infrastructure, and all other works, including landscaping (hard and soft to the rear car park) and boundary treatments required to complete the development. The treatment of the roadside footpath area around outside of the application site is included on the submitted plans for indicative purposes only.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 20 February 2024.

Notified floor area: 3,531 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
72 Ballybough Rd, Ballybough, Dublin 3	May 2025	€350,000	52 m
63 Ballybough Rd, Ballybough, Dublin 3	Mar 2025	€100,000	71 m
78 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin City	Jan 2025	€388,000	85 m
33 Bayview Avenue, North Strand Road, Dublin 3	Jul 2025	€395,000	89 m
11 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3	Sept 2025	€285,000	98 m
106 Clonliffe Ave, Ballybough, Dublin 3	Mar 2026	€360,000	106 m
70 Clonliffe Ave, Dublin 3, Dublin	May 2025	€373,000	108 m
23 Bayview Ave, North Strand, Dublin 3	May 2026	€590,000	108 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 received26 April 2021
Further information requested18 June 2021
Further information received1 October 2021
Decision due28 October 2021
Decision issued28 October 2021
Grant issued8 April 2022
Appeal submitted19 November 2021
Appeal decided5 April 2022

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