RefusedApartmentsDecided 12 July 2019

On a site of 0.6068 ha at 24, 26 & 28 Foster's Avenue, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin

Demolition of industrial buildings and a house to build a 123-unit apartment development up to five storeys high.

ABP30406319 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 26 March 2019

Reference: ABP30406319
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission (SHD)
Received: 26 March 2019

Summary

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This Strategic Housing Development application proposes the demolition of vacant industrial buildings and a two-storey house. In their place, a part 4-storey and part 5-storey apartment development over basement will be built, containing 123 residential units.

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Residential units: 123
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Permission to an bord pleanala for a strategic housing development:- for demolition of the existing buildings on site consisting of vacant industrial buildings and a 2-storey residential dwelling ‘sunnyside’; construction of a part 4-storey and part 5-storey over basement apartment development with a setback at 4th floor; the development will have a total of 123 no. Residential units, consisting of 53 no. 1-bed units and 70 no. 2-bed units with associated balconies; basement level car parking...

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective ARS

“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”

Objective set by the COUNTY 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
14 St Thomas Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock	Jul 2025	€1,750,000	133 m
12 Foster Ave, Mt Merrion, Dublin	Oct 2025	€1,410,000	134 m
32 St Thomas Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin	Mar 2025	€1,900,000	176 m
Apartments 1-11, Fitzwilliam Court, The Rise Mount Merrion	Dec 2025	€4,400,000	243 m
Apartment 4 Greygates, Roebuck Ave, Mount Merrionprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€190,000	289 m
14 Mather Rd North, Mount Merrion, Dublin	Jan 2026	€1,845,000	323 m
33 North Avenue, Mount Merrion, Blackrock	Sept 2025	€2,365,000	334 m
5 Greygates, Stillorgan Road, Mount Merrion	Jun 2025	€1,690,000	334 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

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Application received26 March 2019
Decision issued12 July 2019

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