GrantedApartmentsDecided 7 June 2023

Lands located at the south-eastern junction of Northwood Avenue & Domville Wood, (The Old Ballymun Road), Northwood, Santry, Dublin 9.

Retention and planning permission for alterations to a 99-unit apartment development in Northwood.

F23A/0165 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 13 April 2023

Reference: F23A/0165
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission and Retention
Received: 13 April 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought for alterations to an apartment development under construction. This includes retention of an as-built fire fighting core and permission for floor layout amendments that alter the unit mix of the 99 permitted apartments, alongside elevational and site layout changes.

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Residential units: 99

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of planning permission and retention permission for alterations to the development currently under construction approved under reg. Ref. F18a/0421 comprising
Retention permission is sought for as built fire fighting core including revised layout and omission of staircore windows; and
Planning permission is sought for (i) amendments to approved floor layouts to accommodate required changes to fire fighting core. The amendments will amend unit mix from the granted 17 no. Studios; 10 no. One- beds. 49 no. Two-beds and 23 no. Three-beds to now provide for 16 no. Studios, 15 no. One-beds, 46 no. Two-beds and 22 no. Three-beds. The number of apartments will not be changed (totalling 99 no. ); (ii) removal of ground floor level switch esb plant / generator room and replacement with water tank store; (iii) elevational amendments consisting of the omission of stair core windows at northern and western elevations; (iv) provision of lift overrun, aov and solar panels at roof top; and (v) alteration to site layout and car parking layout including provision of 10 no ev car parking spaces with no resultant change in quantum of vehicular parking spaces. The proposed works have been necessitated by construction stage design assessment. Permission is also sought forany ancillary works necessary to facilitate the development including provision of a retaining wall along southern boundary and generator

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

MRE - Metro and Rail Economic CorridorRE

“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, Block A Birch Wood View, Northwood Avenueprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€7,400,000	13 m
4 Northwood Green, Santry, Dublin 9	Jul 2025	€535,000	115 m
7 Northwood Green, Santry, Dublin9	Sept 2025	€550,000	132 m
11 Northwood Green, Santry, Dublin 9	Jan 2026	€577,000	152 m
Apartment 1 Block E, Geraldstown Woods, Santry	Oct 2025	€280,000	245 m
44 Geraldstown Woods, Santry Ave, Dublin 9	May 2025	€220,000	248 m
Apt 17 The Kilmore, Santry Cross, Santry Ave	Aug 2025	€298,000	277 m
22 The Claremont, Santry Cross, Santry Ave Dublin 9	Sept 2025	€303,000	284 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 received13 April 2023
Decision due7 June 2023
Decision issued7 June 2023

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