GrantedApartmentsDecided 21 June 2022

Kestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road

Demolition of a pub and construction of a mixed-use building with 42 apartments, three retail units, and a new pub.

3193/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 February 2022

Reference: 3193/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 1 February 2022

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the existing two-storey licensed public house and off-licence. In its place, a part 4, 5, and 6-storey mixed-use building will be constructed, containing 42 apartments, 3 ground-floor retail units, and a 384 sqm public house.

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Residential units: 42
Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for the development comprising: (i) demolition of the existing two storey building (licensed public house and ancillary off-licence); (ii) construction of a part 4, 5 and 6 storey (over basement) mixed use development consisting of the following: (a) 42 no. Apartments, comprising of 19 no. One-bed apartments and 23 no. Two-bed apartments (accessed from bunting road). Each unit will have access to private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace and 381.6 sqm of external communal amenity space provided at 4th and 5th floor levels; (b) 3 no. Retail units at ground floor level totally 146sqm (accessed from walkinstown road and bunting road); (c) a 384sqm public house at ground floor level (accessed from walkinstown road, cromwellsfort road and bunting road). The development is served by refuse storage; a plant room; an esb substation; 99 no. Bicycle parking spaces, including 1 no. Accessible space and 2 no. Cargo bicycle spaces located internally at ground floor level and 39 no. Visitor bicycle parking spaces located externally; (iii) extended excavation of existing basement to provide for 16 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Limited mobility parking space). Vehicular access to the basement will be provided via a vehicle lift accessible via bunting road; (iv) provision of telecommunications infrastructure at roof level comprising (a) 6 no. 5g antennas and 6 no. Hexaband antennas. Each antenna will be enclosed within shrouds (2.8m in height above parapet). A total of 6 no. Shrouds will be provided, each containing 1 no. 5g antenna, 1 no hexaband (2g/3g/4g) antenna; (b) 6 no. 0.3m microwave link dishes on 3 no. Steel support poles (2m in height above the lift shaft overrun); (c) all associated equipment. (v) landscaping and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development.

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
8 Cromwells Fort Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Aug 2025	€565,000	67 m
16 Cromwells Fort Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€530,000	80 m
138 Bunting Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jun 2026	€478,000	102 m
134 Bunting Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Sept 2025	€585,000	113 m
5 Cherryfield Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	May 2025	€550,000	117 m
146 Walkinstown Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jun 2025	€525,000	147 m
17 Cherryfield Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€610,000	158 m
142 Walkinstown Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€655,000	173 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 received1 February 2022
Further information requested28 March 2022
Further information received25 May 2022
Decision due21 June 2022
Decision issued21 June 2022
Grant issued27 March 2024
Appeal submitted19 July 2022
Appeal decided27 March 2024

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