Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 25 June 2019

Block B and C, Milner's Square (the site of the former engineering works), Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9

Revisions to a permitted development to increase Block B to an eight-storey apartment block.

2891/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 May 2019

Reference
2891/19
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
1 May 2019

Summary

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The proposed development seeks amendments to a previously permitted residential scheme currently under construction. The revisions include modifying the fourth floor and adding three additional floors to Block B, making it an eight-storey block containing 65 apartments.

Apartmentsapartmentsheight increaserevision
Residential units
65
Storeys
8

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Official record

Development description

  • Planning permission for revisions to a previously permitted development at blocks b and c, milner's square (the site of the former engineering works), shanowen road, santry, dublin
  • The site is bounded to the north by shanowen road, to the east by the existing milner's square residential development (blocks e and f) and to the west by shanowen business park. The proposed development will consist of amendments to previously permitted residential development, granted under reg. Ref. 6058/04; abp ref. Pl29n. 211692 (as extended by reg. Ref. 6058/04/x1, 6058/04/x2 and 6058/04/x3) and as previously revised by reg. Ref. 4128/18, reg. Ref. 4360/17 and 4608/17. The proposed revisions relate to previously permitted blocks b and c (currently under construction) and will comprise of the following: (1) block b - modifications to the previously permitted fourth floor of block b and the provision of a new fifth, sixth and seventh floor to now comprise an 8-storey apartment block (7 storeys with set back penthouse level) over basement level car park, comprising a total of 65 no. Residential units (46 no. Previously permitted under reg. Ref. 4128/18) consisting of 22 no. 1-bedroom units, 40 no. 2-bedroom units and 3 no. 3-bedroom units with balconies/terraces to all elevations; (2) block c - modifications to the previously permitted block c including a new fifth and sixth floor to now comprise a 7-storey apartment block over basement level car park, comprising a total of 53 no. Residential units (31 no. Previously permitted under reg. Ref. 4608/17) consisting of 16 no. 1-bedroom units and 37 no. 2-bedrom units with balconies/terraces to all elevations. The proposed amendments will provide a total of 118 no. Apartments within blocks b and c (77 no. Units previously permitted) and a total of 188 no. Apartments within phase 2 of the milner's square development; (3) the proposed development will also consist of all associated internal and external modifications to the previously permitted blocks to facilitate this development; and all associated engineering and site development works necessary to facilitate the development

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
186 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9Mar 2025€485,000116 m
54 Milner Sq, Shanowen Rd, Santry Dublin 9Jan 2026€318,000116 m
Apt.21f Milners Square, Shanowen Road, SantrySept 2025€139,762120 m
Apt 17 Milners Sq, Shaanowen Rd, Santry Dublin 9Jan 2025€350,000125 m
191 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9Nov 2025€460,000161 m
30 Shanowen Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9Mar 2025€530,000190 m
9 New Bride St, Dublin 8, DublinOct 2025€530,000199 m
47 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9Sept 2025€460,000217 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

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  1. Application received1 May 2019
  2. Decision due25 June 2019
  3. Decision issued25 June 2019

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