RefusedApartmentsDecided 21 July 2023

Lands to the East of Main Street, Garristown, Co. Dublin, A42 X977 and A42 XD58

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a mixed-use development with 11 duplexes, 4 houses, retail, and offices.

F23A/0294 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 26 May 2023

Reference: F23A/0294
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 26 May 2023

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of a vacant cottage, shed, services hut, and two warehouse buildings. It will be replaced by a three-storey mixed-use building with 11 duplex maisonettes and 7 retail units, a terrace of 4 two-storey houses, and a two-storey building with 4 retail units and 6 office units.

Apartmentsdemolitionmixed useretailduplex

Residential units: 15
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development will consist of : (i) demolition of an existing vacant single storey detached cottage dwelling and ancillary shed, an existing single storey detached services hut, an existing vacant 3-bay barrel vault roof single storey warehouse/commercial building located to the north of the site and an existing vacant 2 bay barrel vault single storey warehouse/commercial building to the south of the site; (ii) construction of; (a) 3 storey mixed-use building accommodating 7 no. Retail units at ground floor level with associated elevational signage and 11 no. Duplex maisonettes (comprising 4 no. Three bedroom units and 7 no. Two bedroom units) at first and second floor levels including communal access and first floor communal open space; (b) terrace of 4 no. Four bedroom two storey houses with habitable accommodation in the attic space; (c) two storey mixed use building accommodating 4 no. Retail units at ground floor level with associated elevational signage and 6 no. Office units at first floor level with internal communal areas and balconies/terraces to northern elevation; (iii) provision of 1 no. New access junction to main street and utilisation of existing access from main street, new internal access road, paths, communal car parking areas providing 68 no. On-curtilage car parking spaces (46 no. Commercial and 22 no. Residential spaces including 1 no. Accessible, 1 no. Gocar and 7 no. Ev charging spaces, public open space, landscaping boundary treatments , site services, a detached single storey secure bicycle storage building for duplex unit residents use comprising 24 no. Indoor resident and 6 no. Sheltered visitor bicycle parking spaces, and public bicycle parking spaces compromising 48 no. Bicycle parking spaces; and (iv) all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development. Lands to the east of main street, garristown, co dublin, a42 x977 and a42 xd58 (bound by garristown community centre to the west, chapel hill residential dwellings to the south, agricultural lands to the east and existing industrial building to the north).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RV - Rural VillageUC

“Protect and promote the character of the Rural Village and promote a vibrant community in accordance with an approved land use plan, and the availability of physical and community infrastructure”

National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Garristown, Dublin	Jun 2025	€350,000	78 m
2 D'Alton Court, Garristownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€484,581	135 m
3 Dalton Court, Garristownprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€440,529	135 m
1 Old Cottage Court, Garristownprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€647,577	135 m
Dawn House, The Rath, Garristown	Jun 2025	€582,000	135 m
41 Chapel Hill, Chapel Lane, Garristown	Mar 2025	€430,000	205 m
4 D Alton Court, Garristownprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€440,529	266 m
10 Garristown Orchard, Garristown, Dublin	Jan 2026	€575,000	267 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 received26 May 2023
Decision due20 July 2023
Decision issued21 July 2023

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