GrantedApartmentsDecided 2 November 2021

The Former Fodhla Printing Works site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8

Construction of a part two to part six storey build-to-rent development with 79 apartments in Kilmainham.

2725/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 May 2021

Reference: 2725/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 May 2021
Residential units: 79

Summary

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The proposed development on the former Fodhla Printing Works site consists of 79 build-to-rent apartments over a lower ground/basement level. The scheme includes 14 studios, 48 one-bed units, and 17 two-bed units, alongside resident amenities such as a gym, workspace, and communal areas.

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Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for a build-to-rent residential development. The application site is bounded by brookfield road to the west and south west, 75-79 old kilmainham road to the north, 28 brookfield road to the south and the rear gardens of the residential properties located on cameron square to the east and south east. The description of the proposed development is as follows
The construction of a part two to part six storey building, over lower ground/basement level, comprising 79 no. Build-to-rent (btr) apartments, resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities
The 79 no. Btr apartments comprise 14 no. Studios, 48 no. 1 beds and 17 no. 2 beds (including 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment). 54 no. Of the apartments are provided with balconies/terraces on the northern, north eastern, southern and south western elevations of the building
The development includes ancillary btr resident support facilities and resident services and amenities with a total gfa of 648 sqm, including bin storage and cycle storage at lower ground floor/basement level and reception, laundry, communal amenity areas, resident's workspace, games room and gym at ground floor level
The proposal includes communal open space areas at lower ground, ground, including children's play space, and first floor level and roof terraces at fourth, fifth and sixth floor level. The development also includes a stair/lift core pop-up and solar panels at sixth floor/roof level
The development is served by 18 no. Car parking spaces, 140 no. Bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. Motorcycle space, plant rooms and bin storage areas at lower ground floor/basement level. 26 no. Bicycle spaces are also provided at surface level
The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from brookfield road, foul and surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, an esb sub-station, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. (public realm works (inclusive of alterations to the existing footpaths) external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with the planning authority)

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 24 May 2023.

Notified floor area: 7,190 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Cameron Sq, Kilmainham Dublin 8, Dublin	May 2025	€442,000	60 m
1 Cameron Sq, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€431,000	66 m
15 Cameron Sq, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Feb 2025	€380,000	69 m
8 Lorne Terrace, Brookfield St, Kilmainham Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€565,000	82 m
6 Lorne Terrace, Brookfield St, Kilmainham Dublin 8	Mar 2025	€680,000	83 m
5 Lorne Terrace, Brookefield Street, Kilmainham	Aug 2025	€750,000	84 m
33 Brookfield Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Nov 2025	€698,000	100 m
4 Shannon Terrace, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€415,000	107 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 received5 May 2021
Further information requested29 June 2021
Further information received6 October 2021
Decision due2 November 2021
Decision issued2 November 2021
Grant issued24 January 2022
Appeal submitted30 November 2021
Appeal decided17 January 2022

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