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The Former Paper Mills Site, Clonskeagh Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6.

A residential and aparthotel development of up to seven storeys at the former Paper Mills site in Clonskeagh.

3774/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 October 2021

Reference: 3774/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 29 October 2021

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 167 residential units and an aparthotel across four blocks ranging from one to seven storeys over basement. The project also includes site clearance and the demolition of an extension to the side of 103 Clonskeagh Road.

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Residential units: 167
Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for a residential and aparthotel development at the former paper mills site, clonskeagh road, clonskeagh, dublin
The application site includes the lands of the former smurfit paper mills factory and a portion of the curtilage of adjoining properties no. 103 and no. 73, clonskeagh road, dublin 6, and is bound by the river dodder to the east and south, by clonskeagh bridge to the south- west and by clonskeagh road and the rear boundaries of the properties fronting onto clonskeagh road to the west and north. The proposed development comprises the following
Site clearance and demolition of extension to the side of no. 103 clonskeagh road. All other buildings previously on the application site were demolished under reg. Ref. : 2620/14, as amended by reg. Ref. : 2308/16 / abp ref. : pl29s. 247062 and reg. Ref. : 3159/17 / abp ref. : pl29s. 300024
Construction of a residential and aparthotel development in 4 no. Blocks (blocks 1-4) ranging from part 1 to part 7 no. Storeys in height above a lower ground / basement level. The development includes 167 no. Residential units (81 no. 1 bed units, 84 no. 2 bed units, and 2 no. 3 bed units) within blocks 1, 2 and 4, and an aparthotel containing 24 no. Units (5 no. Studios, 18 no. 1 bed and 1 no. 2 bed units) and residential support and amenity facilities within block 3
Block 1, to the north-east of the site, comprises 38 no. Residential units including 16 no. 1 beds, and 22 no. 2 beds, in a part 3 to part 6 storey building, above lower ground / basement level. Balconies are provided on the northern, eastern and southern elevations and a plant area is proposed at roof level
Block 2, to the east of the site, comprises 109 no. Residential units including 50 no. 1 beds, 57 no. 2 beds, and 2 no. 3 beds, in a part 1 to part 7 storey building, above lower ground / basement level. Balconies are provided on the northern, eastern, southern and western elevations. An external communal roof terrace is proposed at 5th floor level. A plant area is proposed at roof level
Block 3 (aparthotel), which fronts onto clonskeagh road to the west of the site, comprises 24 aparthotel units including 5 no. Studios, 18 no. 1 bed and 1 no. 2 bed units in a part 2 to part 4 storey building, above lower ground / basement level. An external communal roof terrace is proposed at 2nd floor level. Ancillary support facilities are proposed at ground and lower ground / basement levels and includes a reception area, resident's lounge / coffee bar, storage space, recreation space, gym, waste storage area, restrooms, ancillary offices and staff amenity areas. A plant area is proposed at roof level
Block 4, to the south-east of the site, comprises 20 no. Residential units including 15 no. 1 beds and 5 no. 2 beds in a 5 storey building, above lower ground / basement level. Balconies are provided on the eastern and southern elevations and a plant area is proposed at roof level
The lower ground / basement level contains 113 no. Car parking spaces, 8 no. Motorcycle spaces and 260 no. Bicycle parking spaces (255 no. Spaces for the residential units and 5 no. Spaces for visitors). The lower ground / basement level also includes ancillary residential facilities, plant rooms, waste storage areas and block cores. 2 no. Car parking spaces and 84 no. Bicycle parking spaces (5 no. Spaces for the aparthotel and 79 no. Spaces for visitors) are provided at surface level
The proposed development will also provide communal and public open space, hard and soft landscaping, including a new riverside walkway to the river dodder along the eastern and south-eastern site boundary with a proposed entrance off clonskeagh bridge and through the application site
The proposal includes two vehicular and pedestrian entrances from clonskeagh road and associated public realm works (which includes alterations to the existing footpaths / public road external to the planning application site boundary which will be subject to agreement with the planning authority), internal vehicular and pedestrian routes and ramped access to the lower ground / basement level, and boundary treatments; and
The associated site development and infrastructural works will include foul and surface water drainage, lighting and all associated site development and infrastructural works. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the planning application and the nis will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at the offices of the planning authority

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	179 m
Apt 32 - Donnybrook Court, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	May 2025	€376,000	186 m
27 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Rd, Donnybrook Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€530,000	194 m
22 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook	Apr 2025	€509,000	213 m
21 Donnybrook Court, Beaver Row, Donnybrook	Jul 2026	€545,000	218 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
54 Beech Hill Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Jun 2025	€780,000	232 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 received29 October 2021
Further information requested23 May 2022
Further information received25 May 2022
Decision due23 December 2021
Decision issued23 September 2022

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