Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedApartmentsDecided 9 October 2018

19/20, Blackhall Street, Smithfield, Dublin 7 (with frontage to Oxmantown Lane)

Demolition of a commercial building and construction of a seven-storey building with 41 apartments.

3014/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 May 2018

Reference
3014/18
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
15 May 2018
Residential units
41

Summary

AI-generated

The development comprises the demolition of an existing two-storey commercial building and the construction of a new seven-storey apartment building. The scheme will provide 41 apartments, private balconies, a communal courtyard, a hot desk room, and bicycle parking.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionurban regeneration
Storeys
7

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Official record

Development description

Development comprising: (i) demolition of the existing two-storey, flat roof, commercial building; (ii) construction of a new seven-storey (22 metres in height) apartment building comprising 41 apartments (19 no. One-bedroom and 22 no. Two-bedroom apartments) fronting blackhall street and oxmantown lane and developed around an internal courtyard. The apartment building is setback from the eastern boundary at upper floor levels. Apartments are provided with private balconies and access to a communal landscaped open space area, hot desk room, community room and bicycle parking area; and (iii) landscaping; boundary treatments; suds drainage; and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC
To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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 30 November 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 October 2020.

Notified floor area: 3,842

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
30 Blackhall Street, Dublin 7Dec 2025€600,00056 m
26 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7Mar 2025€560,000107 m
Apt 22 Block B, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Dublin 7Jul 2025€510,000109 m
Apartment 62, Block 1, SmithfieldMay 2025€342,000109 m
35 Blackhall Place, Arbour Hill, Dublin 7Sept 2025€350,000117 m
25 Benburb St, Smithfield, Dublin 7Apr 2026€760,000133 m
4 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Smithfield Dublin 7Mar 2026€312,000134 m
15 Blackhall Court, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7not full market priceDec 2025€187,500134 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

  1. Application received15 May 2018
  2. Further information requested9 July 2018
  3. Further information received12 September 2018
  4. Decision due9 October 2018
  5. Decision issued9 October 2018
  6. Grant issued14 November 2018

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