WithdrawnApartmentsDecided 12 August 2019

Lands at the former Paper Mills site, bounded by the river Dodder to the east, Clonskeagh Road to the west, Clonskeagh bridge to the South West, Dublin 6

Revisions to an approved development to change a block to Build-To-Rent, increasing the total site units to 137.

3324/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 June 2019

Reference: 3324/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 June 2019

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for revisions to a previously approved development to change Block 4 to a Build-To-Rent block. The reconfiguration of the ground floor and penthouse plans will increase the apartment count in this block from 14 to 15, bringing the overall site total to 137 units.

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Residential units: 137

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission sought for the following revisions to the previously approved development planning reg. Ref
3159/17 (96 units to 116 units) as part of an overall composite development on the site to include the following previous planning permission reg. Ref
2620/14 (parent permission 88 units), reg. Ref
2308/16 (88 units to 96 units), reg. Ref
2477/17 (20 units) and reg. Ref
2996/17 (esb substation). The revisions to the development consist of a change of block to a "build to rent" block of accommodation. Revisions to block 4 include the reconfiguration of ground floor plan including changing 3 no. 2 bed apartments to 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 2 no. 1 bed apartments, provision of a ground floor communal room and alterations to the penthouse plan consisting of changing 2 no. 2 bed apartments to 1 no. 2 bed apartment and 2 no. 1 bed apartments, incorporating an overall increase in apartment units from 14 to 15 with the addition of a new ground floor communal room, bringing the total number of units on the lands from 136 units to 137 units

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Riverwalk, Clonskeagh, Dublin 14	May 2026	€557,500	176 m
Apt 32 - Donnybrook Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	May 2025	€376,000	185 m
27 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€530,000	193 m
22 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook	Apr 2025	€509,000	212 m
21 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook	Jul 2026	€545,000	216 m
8 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook	Sept 2025	€685,000	221 m
10 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook Dublin 4	May 2025	€565,000	228 m
11 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€285,000	231 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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Application received21 June 2019
Decision due15 August 2019
Decision issued12 August 2019

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