RefusedApartmentsDecided 16 September 2022

Cambridge House, 22, Cambridge Road, Ringsend, Dublin 4, D04 P635

Demolition of existing buildings to construct a 7-storey senior living apartment block with 30 units.

4544/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 July 2022

Reference: 4544/22
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 25 July 2022

Summary

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The project proposes the demolition of existing structures to build a 7-storey 'Build-to-Rent' senior living apartment building. It will contain 30 one-bedroom apartments, communal amenities, a courtyard, a rooftop garden, and bicycle parking.

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Residential units: 30
Storeys: 7
Floor area: 2,095 m²

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Official record

Development description

Proposed development comprises: the demolition of the existing structures on site (c. 354.5 sqm); and the construction of a 7-storey senior living 'build-to-rent' apartment building c. 2,095.2 sqm) (comprising 30 no. 1-bedroom apartments with winter gardens on the northern and southern elevations, indoor residential communal amenity / facility areas at ground floor level, a garden courtyard at ground floor level; and a communal landscaped rooftop garden. The development will also include a bin store to the rear of the site (c. 13.4 sqm), and 45 no. Covered cycle spaces (incl 15 no. Visitor spaces). This proposal also includes for the provision of 1 no. Set-down only car parking space, an entrance pergola with associated gate, awning structures, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, tree planting, provision of piped site wide services and all ancillary works to facilitate construction and operation of the proposed development, both above and below ground.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z15: Community and Social InfrastructureCI

“To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.”

National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses

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
7 Cambridge Park, Ringsend, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€651,000	120 m
56 Fishermans Wharf, York Rd, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€493,500	137 m
55 Fishermans Wharf, York Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Jul 2025	€355,000	142 m
1 Ropewalk Mews, Ropewalk Place, Ringsend Dublin 4not full market price	Mar 2026	€127,000	144 m
87 Fishermans Wharf, York Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Oct 2025	€415,000	149 m
91 Fishermans Wharf, York Rd, Ringsend Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€420,000	150 m
69 Fishermans Warf, York Road, Ringsend	Nov 2025	€387,500	150 m
76 Fishermans Wharf, Ringsend, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€380,000	153 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received25 July 2022
Decision due16 September 2022
Decision issued16 September 2022
Appeal submitted17 October 2022
Appeal decided21 November 2023

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