Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 22 August 2025

Lands located at Kavanagh’s Garden, Beaverstown Road, Donabate, Co. Dublin.

Construction of 18 semi-detached and terraced houses with a new road entrance.

F25A/0580E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 30 June 2025

Reference
F25A/0580E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
30 June 2025

Summary

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The development on a 0.52-hectare site consists of 18 two-storey semi-detached and terraced houses. The project includes public open space, a new vehicular and pedestrian access from Beaverstown Road, and 19 car parking spaces.

Housing estatehousing estatesuburban
Residential units
18
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

  • Permission for development at a site of c. 0.52 ha at kavanagh's garden, beaverstown road, donabate, co. Dublin. The site is bounded to the north by lands associated with a 2-storey detached dwelling at beaverstown road and the single storey detached dwelling known as 'strawberry bungalow', to the south by the 1
  • 2 storey donabate portrane educate together national school, to the east by the rear gardens associated with 2-storey semi-detached dwellings at nos. 77, 78, 79 and 80 somerton and to the west by beaverstown road. The development will consist of: construction of 18 no. 2
  • 4 bedroom 2 storey semi-detached and terraced dwelling houses with rear gardens (houses range in size from c. 103 sqm to c. 153 sqm gfa each); public open space (c. 563 sqm in area); proposed vehicular and pedestrian access from beaverstown road; proposed internal access/shared road through the site; car parking (19 no. Spaces); bicycle parking; bin storage; lighting; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatment works; services provision; drainage works including sustainable urban drainage systems (suds) and all associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground (including pumping station and associated kiosk). The planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS
Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

National zoning type: Existing 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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
7 Lambourne Park, Donabate, DublinJul 2025€420,000161 m
41 The Paddocks, Ballisk Common, Donabateprice excludes VATApr 2025€440,529162 m
5 Barnewall Ave, Donabate, DublinApr 2026€446,000187 m
90 Somerton, Donabate, DublinMar 2026€685,000204 m
51 Somerton, Donabate, DublinFeb 2025€700,000230 m
93 Cois Inbhir, Donabate, DublinMar 2025€372,000236 m
12 The Paddocks, Donabate, DublinJan 2025€595,000263 m
17 Orchard Close, Donabate, DublinMay 2025€490,000264 m

Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.

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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  1. Application received30 June 2025
  2. Decision due22 August 2025
  3. Decision issued22 August 2025
  4. Appeal submitted18 September 2025

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