GrantedApartmentsDecided 15 October 2021

1 - 4, Rivermount Cottages, Ballyboggan Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

Demolition of four cottages and construction of 99 apartments in three blocks up to five storeys tall.

3902/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 December 2020

Reference: 3902/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 December 2020
Residential units: 99

Summary

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The development on a 0.747-hectare site proposes the demolition of four existing dwellings at Rivermount Cottages. It will be replaced by 99 residential apartments across three blocks ranging from four to five storeys over a basement level, including residential amenities and 57 car parking spaces.

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Storeys: 5
Floor area: 12,106 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at this 0.747 ha site. The development will consist of: the demolition of 4 no. Existing dwellings and ancillary buildings known as nos. 1-4 rivermount cottages (320m2) and the construction of a residential development arranged in 3 no. Blocks (block a, b and c) ranging from 4 to 5 no. Storeys in height over basement/undercroft level (12,106.2m2, including basement). Blocks a and b incorporate a setback fifth storey. The maximum height of the development, taken from street level is 20.9m, including lift overrun. The development will comprise 99 no. Residential units (47 no. 1-bedroom apartments, 50 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments); residential amenity areas comprising residents lounge and meeting rooms (296.4m2) and private, communal and public open space provision (including balconies and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block). The development also consist of: amendments to the existing northern boundary wall; the provision of a new set-down area on ballyboggan road; the provision of 57 no. Car parking spaces and 3 no. Motorcycle parking spaces at the basement/undercroft level; the provision of bicycle stores providing 162 no. Long-stay bicycle parking spaces and 34 no. Short-stay (visitor) bicycle parking spaces at basement/undercroft level and 36 no. Short-stay bicycle parking spaces adjacent to ballyboggan road. The development will also include: new vehicular access arrangements, for residents, emergency/refuse vehicles, and pedestrian access is via ballyboggan road; minor upgrade works to ballyboggan road; all piped infrastructure and ducting; plant rooms; esb substation; lift access and stair cores; internal roads and pathways; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; changes in level; waste management areas; attenuation tank; lighting; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. A natura impact statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. The natura impact statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the relevant 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
11 Lisin Glen, Ballyboggan Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 11	Oct 2025	€314,000	94 m
6 Lisin Glen, Ballyboggan Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 11	Aug 2025	€245,000	94 m
18 Glasnevin Woods, Glasnevin, Dublin 11	Jan 2026	€446,000	97 m
20 Glasnevin Woods, Glasnevin, Dublin	Sept 2025	€380,000	103 m
84 Glasnevin Woods, Ballyboggan Rd, Glasnevin	Mar 2026	€350,000	129 m
39 Glasnevin Court, Ballyboggan Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 11	May 2026	€510,000	227 m
31 Tolka Vale, Glasnevin, Dublin 11	Apr 2025	€325,000	239 m
33 Tolka Vale, Finglas Rd, Glasnevin Dublin 11	Aug 2025	€410,000	239 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 received10 December 2020
Further information requested2 July 2021
Further information received23 August 2021
Decision due15 October 2021
Decision issued15 October 2021
Grant issued26 November 2021

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