GrantedHousing estateDecided 29 March 2023

Lands at Auburn House, Malahide, Co. Dublin

Construction of 69 residential units and preservation of Auburn House as a single dwelling.

F22A/0579 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 February 2023

Reference: F22A/0579
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 3 February 2023

Summary

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The development proposes the preservation of the protected Auburn House and its stables as one dwelling. It also includes the construction of 69 residential units, comprising 35 houses and a four-storey apartment block with 34 units.

Housing estateprotected structureapartmentshousing

Residential units: 70
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

The preservation and protection of the existing protected structure of auburn house and its stables as 1 no. Residential dwelling; the conversion of the existing stables of auburn house to provide for storage space for the main auburn house and the construction of 69 no. Residential units comprising 35 no. Houses (1 no. Single storey 2-bedroom house, 8 no. Two storey 3-bedroom houses, and 26 no. Two storey 4-bedroom houses) comprising detached, semi-detached and terraced type houses, all with associated surface level car parking, and 1 no. Four storey apartment block (block
Consisting of 34 no. Units (comprising 10 no. 1-bedroom units, 20 no. 2- bedroom units and 4 no. 3- bedroom units), all provided with private balconies/terraces and associated surface level car parking and bicycle parking with refuse stores, bicycle store and plant at ground floor level; landscaping; the preservation of existing follies and walls associated with the existing walled garden with amendments to the existing walled garden proposed to accommodate the proposed development; boundary treatments; public lighting; 1 no. Esb unit substation; the construction of a new vehicular and pedestrian/cycle access from carey's lane {off streamstown lane), which is to be created from the adaption of an existing vehicular entrance off carey's lane; a total of 110 no. Car parking spaces; the proposed development will also be served by the utilisation of the existing auburn house vehicular entrance access and road off the malahide/dublin road (r107) for pedestrian and cycle route only and with the existing entrance to auburn house from the r107 malahide road/dublin road to be maintained as a shared vehicular access to serve auburn house and 'bellmont', 'the lodge', 'bellview', and 'elgin'; new boundary treatment to retain vehicular access to the existing dwellings 'the coop', 'halstead' and 'rockport house'; the demolition of detached stable/shed building off cary's lane; and stable block at little auburn; all associated site infrastructure and engineering works necessary to facilitate the development including 1 no. New foul pumping station, public lighting; proposed foul sewer works along back road and kinsealy lane. An environmental impact assessment report and natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and natura impact statement {nis) are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the planning authority. Lands at auburn house (protected structure), little auburn and streamstown off the r107 malahide road/dublin road and carey's lane (accessed via streamstown lane), malahide, co. Dublin. The lands are generally bound by the r107 road to the east, 'beech lodge' to the south, clairville lodge to the south (off carey's lane), by dwellings known as 'the coop', 'halstead' and 'rockport house' to the south west (off carey's lane) and abington to the west ai rec 03/02/2023

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Residential AreaR1

“Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure”

National zoning type: New/proposed residential

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 30 September 2024.

Notified floor area: 3,347 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 The Avenue, Auburn Woods, Malahidenot full market price · price excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€960,000	117 m
1 Blackcap Grove, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€810,573	122 m
2 Blackcap Grove, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€823,789	127 m
8 Wren Terrace, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€801,762	128 m
3 Blackcap Grove, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€823,789	134 m
4 Blackcap Grove, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€829,727	139 m
5 Blackcap Grove, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€819,383	142 m
12 Wren Terrace, Auburn Woods, Malahideprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€819,383	143 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

Timeline

Application received3 February 2023
Decision due30 March 2023
Decision issued29 March 2023
Appeal submitted25 April 2023
Appeal decided13 May 2024

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