GrantedApartmentsDecided 7 May 2019

126-128, Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of 34 apartments in Harold's Cross.

4735/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 December 2018

Reference: 4735/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 21 December 2018

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves the demolition of existing structures, retaining only the front facade of No. 126. It will construct 34 apartments across two blocks, ranging from 2 to 5 storeys, over a basement containing 30 car parking spaces.

Apartmentsapartmentsdemolitionbasement

Residential units: 34
Storeys: 5

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

The development will consist of: demolition of existing buildings and structures on site, with the exception of the front facade of no. 126 harold's cross road; construction of an infill residential development of 34 no. Apartments with associated balconies/terraces comprising 18 no. 2 bedroom units, 11 no. 1 bedroom units and 5 no. Studio units in 2 no. Blocks (block 1 & block 2). Block 1 comprises a 5 storey (4 storey plus set-back penthouse level) over basement building to the west (rest) of the accommodating 31 no. Units (17 no. 2 bedroom units, 10 no. 1 bedroom units and 4 no. Studio units); block 2 comprises a 2-3 storey over basement building to the east of the site (fronting onto harold's cross road) accommodating 4 no. Units (1 no. 2 bed unit, 1 no. 1 bed unit and 1 no. Studio unit). Basement level to accommodate 30 no. Car parking spaces, bicycle parking, refuse store and plant; landscaped courtyard at ground floor podium level; vehicular access from harold's cross road, via 2 no. Mechanised car lifts located in block 2; all ancillary site development works, boundary treatment works and services.

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.

Read the zoning objectives in the development plan

Built & 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

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
79 Gandon Close, Harolds Cross Road, Dublin 6w	May 2026	€305,000	41 m
140 Harolds Cross Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Dec 2025	€306,500	49 m
61 Gandon Close, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Apr 2026	€295,000	67 m
131 Harolds Cross Rd, Dublin 6w, Dublin	Oct 2025	€885,000	111 m
7 Parkview Mansions, 113 Harolds Cross Rd, Dublin 6w	Jul 2025	€295,000	127 m
147 Harolds Cross Rd, Dublin 6w, Dublin	Jan 2025	€735,000	134 m
90 Harolds Cross Road, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Aug 2025	€1,230,000	140 m
Apts 1 To 35 Rosemount Gate, 153 To 155 Harolds Cross Road, Harolds Crossprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€15,519,824	155 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 received21 December 2018
Further information requested22 February 2019
Further information received10 April 2019
Decision due7 May 2019
Decision issued7 May 2019
Grant issued20 August 2019
Appeal submitted31 May 2019
Appeal decided20 August 2019

In the area

Applications near this site

Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.