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Shanowen Business Centre, Unit 1 Shanowen House & Kaybee House, Shanowen Road, Santry, Dublin 9

Demolition of commercial buildings and construction of a 547-bed student accommodation scheme in Santry.

WEBLRD6097/26-S3 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 May 2026

Reference
WEBLRD6097/26-S3
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Large Residential Development
Received
11 May 2026

Summary

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This Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) proposal involves demolishing 11,117 sqm of commercial buildings. In their place, a student accommodation development of 547 beds across 72 apartments and 70 studios is proposed, alongside community space and an active travel route.

Apartmentsstudent housingdemolitionlrd
Storeys
6
Floor area
18,322 m²

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Official record

Development description

  • We, ravenshire limited, intend to apply for planning permission for development of a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site of c. 1.143 ha at shanowen business centre, unit 1 shanowen house & kaybee house, shanowen road, santry, dublin 9, comprising the demolition of existing commercial and warehouse buildings (c. 11,117 sqm) and the construction of a new purpose-built student accommodation development including community, cultural and arts space and public active travel route linking shanowen road to dublin city council lands adjoining to the south. The development will consist of
  • The demolition of existing commercial and warehouse buildings (c. 11,117 sqm)
  • The construction of a total of 547 no. Student beds in 72 student apartments and 70 studios across 5 blocks within 2 residential buildings and 2 ancillary buildings (bike and bin storage) (total gross floor area c. 18,322 sqm). Building 1 fronting onto shanowen road (west of milner’s square) comprises: block 1 (5-6 storeys maximum height 21.12 metres above ground level), with blocks 2 and 3 ranging in height from 1, 4 and 6 storeys (maximum height 23.57 metres above ground); and building 2 to the east of shanowen hall and rear of shanowen house comprising blocks 4 and 5 (ranging in height from 1, 4 and 6 storeys (both buildings maximum height 23.57 metres above ground), each block with separate entrance and central stair core
  • Accommodation consists of a mix of 4 to 8 bed single bedroom student apartment clusters, each with shared living/ kitchen/dining area, and 1-bed studios/twin studios all with ensuite shower/ wc
  • Internal communal amenity facilities (including study areas, gym, lounges, laundry), management offices and ancillary areas providing 780 sqm of internal amenity
  • External hard and soft landscaped open space including a range of passive and active recreation and boundary treatments providing 3,256 sqm of external amenity at surface level
  • Main pedestrian entrance and reception at block 1 accessed from shanowen road alongside crossing point and associated landscaping and footpath works to facilitate cycle and pedestrian access
  • A total of 3 no. Car parking spaces (accessible and ev-enabled) and 4 no. Motorcycle parking spaces, accessed from a controlled entrance from shanowen road at the north-eastern perimeter
  • A total of 547 no. Secure, sheltered, long term resident bicycle parking spaces (491 internal, 56 external), as well as 110 no. External short term visitor cycle spaces and 3 staff cycle spaces
  • Continued use of separate shared vehicle access route from shanowen road at the western perimeter of the site providing access for service and emergency vehicles, service access to the subject site and to the adjoining shanowen house
  • Provision of community, culture and arts space, both internal and external, of a combined floor area of 692 sqm at block 2 and adjacent external courtyard (490 sqm) and at ground floor of unit 1, shanowen house, shanowen road, dublin 9 (202 sqm) comprising a change of use from workshop / showroom to community / cultural / arts use (c. 60 sqm mezzanine to be removed)
  • Inclusion of a public pedestrian/cycle route from the northern boundary of the site, at shanowen road, to the southern boundary of the site, connecting to the public pedestrian/cycle route granted under permission dcc planning reg. Ref: 4110/24 at the southern boundary of the site towards collins avenue
  • All associated works to facilitate development including, 1 no. Esb substation, water and drainage infrastructure, telecommunication infrastructure (4 no. Transmission dishes, 2 no. Satellite dishes and 9 no. Antenna at building 1 and 2), green/blue roofs, pv panels and plant at various roof levels with signage zones (38 sqm in total) on the western and eastern elevations of block
  • The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Projectnestlrd. Ie

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
9 New Bride St, Dublin 8, DublinOct 2025€530,00057 m
191 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9Nov 2025€460,00069 m
186 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9Mar 2025€485,00083 m
30 Shanowen Crescent, Santry, Dublin 9Mar 2025€530,000119 m
201 Shanowen Rd, Santry, Dublin 9Aug 2025€845,000156 m
672 Collins Avenue, Dublin 9Jul 2025€550,000168 m
674 Collins Ave, Dublin 9, DublinMar 2025€526,000172 m
47 Crestfield Ave, Whitehall, Dublin 9Sept 2025€460,000242 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.

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  1. Application received11 May 2026
  2. Decision due10 July 2026

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