0.0779 Ha site at Core Credit Union, Lower Road, Shankill, Dublin 18
Conversion of a credit union upper floor and construction of a new apartment building to create seven residential units.
D21A/0392 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 4 May 2021
- Reference
- D21A/0392
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 May 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of the upper floor of the Credit Union to residential use for two 1-bedroom units. It also includes the construction of a part 2-part 3 storey apartment building containing five units over an undercroft.
- Residential units
- 7
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 439 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development. The development will principally consist of the: change of use of the upper floor level of the credit union from ancillary office and storage to residential use (128 sq m) comprising 2 no. 1 bed units and the construction of a part 2 - part 3 no. Storey apartment building (311 sq m) over undercroft comprising 5 no. Units (2 no. 1 bed and 3 no. 2 bed units). The proposed development will result in an overall provision of 439 sq m of residential floor area. Balconies...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Kevin's, Lower Road, Shankill | Aug 2025 | €360,000 | 24 m |
| 9 The Bridge Apts, Shankill, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €216,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 19 The Bridge, Dublin Rd, Shankill Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €425,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 25, The Bridge, Dublin Rd Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 43, The Bridge, Dublin Rd | Aug 2025 | €430,000 | 63 m |
| Apartment 51, The Bridge, Shankill | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 63 m |
| 5 Osprey Court, Dublin Road, Shankill Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €420,000 | 112 m |
| 3 Cluain Na Greine Court, Shankill, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €546,000 | 121 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received4 May 2021
- Decision issued25 June 2021
- Appeal submitted21 July 2021
- Appeal decided19 January 2022
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