3, Poplar Row with a service access on Annesley Place, Ballybough, Dublin 3
Demolition of a former car dealership to build a seven-storey, 52-unit Build-to-Rent apartment block in Ballybough.
3900/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 7 September 2018
- Reference
- 3900/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 September 2018
- Residential units
- 52
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of 52 apartments (studios, 1-bed, 2-bed, and 3-bed units) with balconies and terraces. It will also feature a ground-floor communal facility, bicycle parking, and two communal open spaces including a children's play area.
- Storeys
- 7
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 comprising the demolition of an existing commercial building, formerly used as a car dealers and the development of a 'build to rent' residential apartment development, intended for use as a long-term rental housing scheme comprising of a seven storey building to accommodate a total of 52 no. Apartments consisting of 10 no. Studio apartments; 16 no. 1 bedroom units; 12 no. 2 bedroom (3 person) units; 13 no. 2 bedroom (4 person) units 1 no. 3 bedroom unit with balconies (2 no. ) at each level from first to fifth floor levels and terraces (2 no. ) at sixth floor level on the front (north) elevation and balconies (6 no. ) at each level from the first to sixth floor levels on the rear (south) elevation; a communal facility/meeting room and an esb substation/switch room at ground floor level; bicycle lock-up parking facilities with 78 no. Spaces; a secure bin storage facility; 2 no. Areas of communal open space, including a children's play space; and associated site development works. Primary access to the development would be from poplar row with service access from annesley place.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11a Cadogan Road, Fairview, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €530,000 | 94 m |
| 11 Cadogan Road, Dublin 3, D03 Kr63 | Dec 2025 | €410,000 | 113 m |
| 15 Cadogan Rd, Fairview, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,990,000 | 117 m |
| 1 Cadogan Rd, Fairview, Dublin 3 | Mar 2025 | €445,000 | 123 m |
| 33 Cadogan Rd, Fairview, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €565,000 | 124 m |
| 14 St Patricks Avenue, North Strand, Dublin 3 | May 2025 | €225,000 | 125 m |
| 106 Strand Rd North, Dublin 3, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €354,166 | 127 m |
| 31 Annesley Ave, Dublin 2, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €325,000 | 127 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 received7 September 2018
- Further information requested1 November 2018
- Further information received25 February 2019
- Decision due22 March 2019
- Decision issued22 March 2019
- Grant issued23 May 2019
- Appeal submitted24 April 2019
- Appeal decided20 May 2019
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