Lands at White Heather Industrial Estate, South Circular Road and including 307/307a South Circular Road and, 12a St James Terrace, Dublin, 8
Demolition of an industrial estate for a 250-unit residential development in Dublin 8.
WEBLRD6086/25-S3 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 25 November 2025
- Reference
- WEBLRD6086/25-S3
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Large Residential Development
- Received
- 25 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed Large-Scale Residential Development involves the demolition of existing commercial and warehouse buildings at White Heather Industrial Estate. It will be replaced by a mixed-use scheme of 250 residential units across six blocks ranging up to seven storeys in height.
- Residential units
- 250
- Storeys
- 7
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Official record
Development description
- We, green urban logistics 3 white heather propco limited, intend to apply for permission for a mixed use large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site at white heather industrial estate, south circular road, and including 307/307a south circular road & 12a st james's terrace, dublin
- The site is bounded to the south by the grand canal, to the north by our lady of dolours church and the private rear gardens of residential dwellings along south circular road, to the east by unit nos. 291/293 white heather industrial estate, priestfield cottages and to the west by the rear gardens of dwellings along st james's terrace. The development will consist of
- Demolition of all existing commercial and warehouse buildings and structures on the site except nos 307/307a south circular road, (c. 4,665 sq. M of floorspace)
- Provision of a residential development of 250 units within six blocks (blocks 01, 02(a/b), 03(a/b), 04(a/b), and two duplex apartment blocks), ranging in height up to seven storeys, and comprising the following
- Block 01
- 4 to 5 storeys in height and will provide 23 no. Residential units
- Block 02(a/b)
- 5 to 6 storeys in height and will provide 73 no. Residential units
- Block 03(a/b)
- 5 to 7 storeys in height and will provide 87 no. Residential units
- Block 04 (a/b)
- 5 to 6 storeys in height and will provide 51 no. Residential units
- 2 no. Duplex blocks
- 3 storeys in height and will provide 16 no. Residential units the overall residential mix will include: 12 no. Studio apartments, 148 no. One-bed apartments, 74 no. Two-bed apartments, 8 no. One-bed duplex apartment units, and 8 no. Two-bed apartment duplex units. All units will have private balconies or terraces with north, south, east or west orientation. The development will also include internal residential amenity spaces (c. 404.3 sq. M in total), a crèche (c. 172.9 sq. M) and a café/kiosk (c. 34.8 sq. M). Provision of 86no. Car parking spaces, 8 no. Motorbike parking spaces and 421 no. Bicycle parking spaces, together with communal and public open spaces, landscaping, and boundary treatments. The proposal includes the change of use of the existing dwelling at 307/307a south circular road to crèche with an associated external play area. Public open space will be provided between blocks 03 and 04, and to the north and south of the apartment blocks, the southern open space overlooking the grand canal. Additional communal open spaces are provided throughout the scheme. Vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access will be from the northeast via the existing estate entrance from south circular road, with additional pedestrian/cyclist access from the west via st james's terrace. The development also includes roof terraces in blocks 02(a), 03(a) and 04(a), a semi-basement below blocks 02(a/b) and 03(a/b), pv cells at roof level, all associated site development works above and below ground including hard and soft landscaping, lighting, suds measures, ev charging points, green/blue roofs, esb substation and all associated services and access upgrades to facilitate the development. Other works includes the installation of a new watermain to be connected to the existing public water supply in accordance with uisce éireann requirements along st. James's terrace, together with associated public realm works and access upgrades along the south circular road to facilitate the development. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The lrd application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: https://www. Whiteheatherlrd. Ie or on dublin city council website: www. Dublincity. Ie
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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 planBuilt & 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| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 362 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €740,000 | 96 m |
| 376 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €870,000 | 109 m |
| 17 Rehoboth Place, South Circular Road, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €660,000 | 148 m |
| 15 Glenealy Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12 | May 2025 | €551,000 | 163 m |
| 273 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €900,000 | 192 m |
| 63 Glenealy Rd, Crumlin, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €426,000 | 197 m |
| 22 Rutland Ave, Dublin 12, Dublinnot full market price | Apr 2026 | €120,000 | 201 m |
| 67 Glenealy Road, Crumlin, Dublin12 | Apr 2026 | €459,000 | 206 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 received25 November 2025
- Decision due10 February 2026
- Decision issued10 February 2026
- Appeal submitted4 March 2026
- Appeal decided17 June 2026
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