InvalidApartmentsDecided 8 October 2018

Site of the former engineering works, bounded to the north by Shanowen Road, to the east by Milners Square, and to the west by Shanowen Business Park, Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9

Construction of a five-storey apartment block containing 46 units on a former engineering works site.

4058/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 October 2018

Reference: 4058/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 October 2018

Summary

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This application seeks to amend a previously permitted residential scheme. The proposed development consists of a five-storey over basement building providing 46 apartments, a ground-floor management suite, and a reconfigured basement layout.

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Residential units: 46
Storeys: 5
Floor area: 4,938 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at the site of the former engineering works, bounded to the north by shanowen road, to the east by the existing milner's square residential development (block e and f) and to the west by shanowen business park, shanowen road, santry, dublin
The proposed development will consist of the provision of an apartment block (block b, approximately 4,938m2 gfa) a 5-storey over basement building (with a set back at 5th storey) to provide 46 no. Apartments: 13 no. 1-bed apartments, 27 no. 2-bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3-bedroom apartments, each with patio areas or external balconies; and at part of ground level fronting onto shanowen road: a management suite (approximately 175.6 sqm), reconfiguration of basement layout and all ancillary and associated site development works (including drainage and landscape works). All of the above amends a previously permitted residential scheme ( dcc reg. Ref. 6058/04 (an bord pleanala ref. Pl29n. 211692) as extended by dcc reg. Refs. 6058/04/x1, 6058/04/x2 and 6058/04/x3) and as revised by dcc reg. Refs. 4360/17 and 4608/17. The proposals include revised material finishes to the permitted block b elevations, internal reconfiguration and lift overruns at roof level. The proposals will result in an increase of approximately 1,405 sqm gross floor area in block b, and design changes resulting in parapet heights of approximately 13,325m to 4th storey and approximately 16.0m above circulation areas and 5th storey setback, an increase in the width of the permitted block b by approximately 1,255m and length by approximately 1,540m, and the reconfiguration of the layout of the permitted overall basement under blocks a, b, c and d to provide for 175 no. Car parking spaces and 150 no. Bicycle spaces, serving the 147 no. Permitted and proposed units in block a, b, c and d; all on a site of approximately 1.0 hectare

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
54 Milner Sq, Shanowen Rd, Santry Dublin 9	Jan 2026	€318,000	116 m
186 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€485,000	116 m
Apt.21f Milners Square, Shanowen Road, Santry	Sept 2025	€139,762	120 m
Apt 17 Milners Sq, Shaanowen Rd, Santry Dublin 9	Jan 2025	€350,000	125 m
191 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9	Nov 2025	€460,000	161 m
30 Shanowen Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9	Mar 2025	€530,000	190 m
9 New Bride St, Dublin 8, Dublin	Oct 2025	€530,000	199 m
47 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€460,000	217 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 received1 October 2018
Decision due23 November 2018
Decision issued8 October 2018

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