Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 XV07.
Demolition of a factory to build a 59-unit age-friendly apartment development in Walkinstown.
3302/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 August 2021
- Reference
- 3302/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 August 2021
- Residential units
- 59
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing factory complex and the construction of a 1-5 storey age-friendly independent living development. It will comprise 59 apartments, communal facilities, a central courtyard, a roof garden, and 18 car parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 5
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Planning permission for the proposed development comprises the following: (i) demolition of existing factory and ancillary buildings; (ii) construction of a 1-5 storey age friendly independent living residential development comprising 59 no. Apartments (51 no. One bed and 8 no. Two bed units). Each apartment is provided with a private balcony or terrace and has access to comunal landscaped open space in the central courtyard and a communal roof garden on the southern block. The development is served by 18 no. Car park spaces and 60 no. Bicycle parking spaces; (iii) provision of entrance lobby comprising reception desk, office and communal spaces comprising common room, wc, meeting room, laundry room, scooter charging/storage room, bin store and a bike store all at ground floor; (iv) upgrade works to the existing vehicular entrance off moeran road; (v) landscaping, boundary treatments, suds drainage and all ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Moeran Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Sept 2025 | €425,000 | 61 m |
| 138 Cromwellsfort Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €639,000 | 103 m |
| 4 Dowland Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Feb 2026 | €500,000 | 106 m |
| 62 Dowland Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Mar 2026 | €485,000 | 127 m |
| 64 Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Feb 2026 | €480,000 | 131 m |
| 13 Dowland Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Nov 2025 | €525,000 | 136 m |
| 66 Obrien Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Feb 2025 | €602,000 | 149 m |
| 47 Moeran Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 | Aug 2025 | €485,000 | 174 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 received9 August 2021
- Further information requested2 June 2022
- Further information received7 June 2022
- Decision due4 July 2022
- Decision issued4 July 2022
- Grant issued29 September 2022
- Appeal submitted4 August 2022
- Appeal decided26 September 2022
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex, Moeran Road,, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12XV07
3978/24Dublin CityLodged 8 Jul 2024Apartments
- Granted50 m away
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3364/25Dublin CityLodged 28 Aug 2025Retention
- Granted70 m away
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36, Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 D12 REW2
WEB1763/22Dublin CityLodged 18 Aug 2022Extension
- Refused70 m away
Convert roof space to living accommodation with rear dormer and a change of roof profile from hip to gable…
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WEB1479/22Dublin CityLodged 19 May 2022Extension
- Invalid80 m away
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38, Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 W6XD
WEB1106/22Dublin CityLodged 9 Feb 2022Alterations
- Granted80 m away
The construction of a new lean to porch to the front entrance and lowering of the window cill of the front…
38, Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 D12 W6XD
WEB1125/22Dublin CityLodged 14 Feb 2022Alterations
- Granted90 m away
Planning permission sought to remove the existing garage roof & form a first floor extension to the side of…
14, Dowland Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
4737/18Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2018Extension
- Granted110 m away
Single storey 'granny flat' extension to rear and side with porch at front
140 Cromwellsfort Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12.
S01B/0340South DublinLodged 25 Jun 2001Extension
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