Site located at nos. 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11, Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
Demolition of six houses to build 94 apartments and a ground-floor cafe in a building up to seven storeys.
3047/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 May 2018
- Reference
- 3047/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development on a 0.38-hectare site involves the demolition of six existing two-storey dwellings. In their place, a residential development of 94 apartments and a ground-floor cafe will be constructed, ranging in height from three to seven storeys over basement levels.
- Residential units
- 94
- Storeys
- 7
- Floor area
- 67 m²
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for a residential development of 94 no. Apartments (and a ground floor cafe of c. 67 sq. M) all on a c. 0.38 hectare site. The proposed development will consist of
- Demolition of existing 6 no. Two storey dwellings and ancillary structures
- Construction of a residential development of 94 no. Apartment comprising 15 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 62 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 17 no. 3 bedroom apartments (all apartments to have balconies or roof terraces), with an overall height of 7 storeys (over basement/part second basement level) at junction of eglinton road and donnybrook road, reducing in height to 5 and 4 storeys along eglinton road and (5-7 storeys) along donnybrook road, and 3 storeys along brookvale road
- Provision of ancillary areas (residents meeting room/lounge with terrace, management area) at ground floor level
- Ground floor cafe of c. 67 sq, m at ground floor level onto donnybrook road with terrace and signage zone of c. 2 sq. M)
- Vehicular access will be provided from brookvale road into basement levels which will provide 100 no. Car parking spaces (including car stacker system), 5 no. Motorcycle spaces and 94 no. Cycle spaces and all ancillary areas (to include plant, storage and attenuation)
- The development includes all associated site development works, hard and soft landscaping (to include 20 no. Cycle spaces at ground floor level) and all other ancillary works to include provision of an internal communal landscaped open space area at ground floor and deck area at fourth floor level on western boundary
- Provision of hoarding around site boundary (with scheme advertisement zone c. 302.25 sq. M along eglinton road and donnybrook road) during construction phase
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Dunbur, Brookvale Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €865,000 | 106 m |
| 1 Dunbur, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jan 2025 | €635,000 | 124 m |
| Apt 5, 29 Eglinton Rd, Donnybrook | Mar 2026 | €1,100,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 1, 131 Anglesea Road, Donnybrook | Apr 2026 | €1,300,000 | 168 m |
| Apt 1, 129 Anglesea Road, Donnybrook | Jun 2025 | €1,190,000 | 175 m |
| 5 Brookvale Rd, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €535,000 | 177 m |
| 5 Harmony Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | May 2026 | €987,555 | 178 m |
| 4 Brookvale Rd, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €722,500 | 181 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 received18 May 2018
- Further information requested12 July 2018
- Further information received17 December 2018
- Decision due22 January 2019
- Decision issued22 January 2019
- Grant issued11 June 2019
- Appeal submitted18 February 2019
- Appeal decided11 June 2019
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