GrantedCommercialDecided 22 January 2020

No. 81 Macroom Road, Dublin 17, D17 PF80 and at lands at the corner of Macroom Road and Greencastle Drive, Coolock, Dublin 17

Construction of a two-storey mixed-use building with a ground-floor shop and two apartments above.

3869/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 August 2019

Reference: 3869/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 August 2019

Summary

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The development on a 0.1-hectare site involves building a two-storey mixed-use building abutting No. 81 Macroom Road. It will feature a 138.5 sqm shop on the ground floor and two apartments on the first floor, alongside alterations to the adjacent takeaway business.

Commercialmixed useshopapartments

Residential units: 2
Storeys: 2

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

Permission for development at a site of approximately 0.1 hectares. The site is principally bounded by: macroom road to the north; greencastle drive to the east; no. 39 greencastle drive, dublin 17, d17 xp78 to the south and no. 83 macroom road, dublin 17, d17 n276 to the west. The development will consist of the: construction of a two-storey mixed-use building, abutting no. 81 macroom road to the east, comprising: a shop at ground floor level (c. 138.5 sq m gross floor area); and 2 no. Apartments at first floor level (comprising 1 no. Two-bedroom apartment (c. 82 sq m gross floor area) and 1 no. One-bedroom apartment (c. 56 sq m gross floor area)). The proposed development will also consist of: relocation of an existing doorway to the take-away at no. 81 macroom road from its eastern facade to its northern facade; removal of a window, associated with the existing take-away, on the eastern elevation of no. 81 macroom road; alterations to the existing front porch of no. 81 macroom road; relocation and rearrangement of existing ancillary storage/prep areas associated with the existing take-away, to the rear of no. 81 macroom road (c. 55 sq m); ancillary floor areas over all floor levels (ancillary space includes areas such as circulation cores (stairs), and plant areas throughout the building, etc. ); private open space (2 no. Balconies at first floor level on the northern and eastern elevations, respectively); residents' storage facilities; waste storage facilities; revised car parking arrangement and public realm improvements; 7 no. Car parking spaces (including 1 no. Accessible space); 6 no. Bicycle spaces (3 sheffield stands); vehicular and pedestrian access / egress and associated circulation routes; lighting; facade treatments; signage; boundary treatments; all hard and soft landscaping; and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground; including associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply). (for the avoidance of any doubt, no works are proposed to the existing take-away at no. 81 macroom road, other than minor amendments to the facade and the relocation/rearrangement of ancillary areas. The floor area of the existing take-away will not increase).

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 February 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 7 March 2024.

Notified floor area: 533.9 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
76 Macroom Rd, Coolock, Dublin 17	May 2025	€380,000	57 m
74 Macroom Rd, Coolock, Dublin 17not full market price	Apr 2025	€175,000	62 m
18, Greencastle Drive, Coolock Dublin 17not full market price	Dec 2025	€192,000	75 m
44 Ferrycarrig Road, Coolock, Dublin 17	Jan 2026	€315,000	87 m
60 Ferrycarrig Rd, Coolock, Dublin 17	Jun 2026	€418,000	100 m
68 Greencastle Crescent, Coolock, Dublin 17	Apr 2026	€360,000	114 m
62 Greencastle Crescent, Coolock, Dublin 17	Dec 2025	€356,000	120 m
8 Ferrycarrig Rd, Coolock, Dublin 17	Mar 2025	€310,000	133 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 received27 August 2019
Further information requested21 October 2019
Further information received20 December 2019
Decision due24 January 2020
Decision issued22 January 2020
Grant issued3 March 2020

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