RefusedApartmentsDecided 13 December 2023

The Old Naas Road, Bluebell, Dublin 12, D12 FP59

Demolition of a shop and restaurant to build a new five-storey block of 25 apartments.

4696/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 October 2023

Reference: 4696/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 26 October 2023
Residential units: 25

Summary

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The project proposes the demolition of an existing part two-storey, part single-storey shop and restaurant structure. In its place, a new five-storey apartment block containing 25 units with balconies will be constructed, alongside a separate single-storey structure for bins, plant, and bikes.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission to include the following: construction of an apartment block development. The redevelopment proposal entails demolition of the existing part 2 storey / part single storey shop and restaurant structure. The construction of a new five storey apartment block development. The proposed fully serviced five storey block will have 25 apartment units in total. There are five units on each floor with balconies of each apartment unit. Access to the apartments is through a central lobby and lift. The central core with stair and lift projects above the top floor onto a flat roof with a parapet around the roof. There is a proposed single storey structure separate for bins, plant and bikes to the side of the proposed apartment block. The apartment ground will be surrounded by a wall and railing fence with entrance gate and piers onto the old naas road, a green area and landscaping to front and sides, connection to the county council soil water and service water and all ancillary site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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
2 Nugget Cottages, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell	May 2025	€335,000	191 m
Nugget House, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell	May 2025	€1,005,000	191 m
Nugget House, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell	May 2025	€335,000	191 m
3 Nugget Cottages, Bluebell Lane, Bluebell	May 2025	€335,000	233 m
17 Camac Park, Bluebell, Dublin	Sept 2025	€270,000	394 m
Nos 1-21 Bluebell Court, Camac Park Bluebellprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€8,560,477	471 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 received26 October 2023
Decision due20 December 2023
Decision issued13 December 2023

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