RefusedApartmentsDecided 7 February 2024

''Kilbride Lodge'', Castleknock Road, Dublin 15, D15 PH3A

Addition of a penthouse apartment to a permitted residential development in Castleknock.

FW23A/0378 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 11 December 2023

Reference: FW23A/0378
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 11 December 2023

Summary

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The applicant seeks to modify a permitted four-storey apartment building by adding a setback penthouse apartment with a private terrace. This will increase the total number of units from 28 to 29.

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Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Castleshore investments ltd. Seeks permission for development which will consist of a modification to a permitted residential development, known as "kilbride lodge", under ref. S fw20a/0058 / abp-307889-20 and f21a/0189 / abp-3112431-22, on castleknock road, castleknock, dublin 15, d15 ph3a. Permission is sought to modify the permitted apartment building, from a four storey residential building, by adding in a penthouse apartment (setback from the permitted fourth storey below it), with associated private terrace, the effect of which will be the addition of 1 no. 3 bed penthouse apartment, bringing the total number of apartments units from 28 no. Permitted apartments to 29 no. Proposed apartments, with the overall mix consisting of 4 no. 1 bed apartments, 22 no. 2 bed apartments & 3 no. 3 bed apartments. The proposed development also includes for all associated site development works, and changes to a permitted service building under ref. Fw23a/0313 to change a janitor store to a bicycle store, on a site area measuring circa 0.04ha. The effect of the proposed development will result in a modification to extant permissions under refs. Fw20a/0058 / abp-307889-20, fw21a/0189 / abp-312431-22, and fw23a/0313

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

TC - Town and District CentreUC

“Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities”

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 3 Kilbride Lodge, Castleknock Road, Castleknock	May 2026	€515,000	6 m
Apartment 3, Kilbride Lodge, Castleknock Roadprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€487,575	6 m
60 Castleknock Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15	Aug 2025	€850,000	55 m
Lucano, Castleknock Road, Castleknock	Apr 2025	€250,000	112 m
39 Castleknock Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15	Nov 2025	€2,300,000	178 m
40 Castleknock Park, Castleknock, Dublin 15	Jun 2025	€1,150,000	202 m
3 The Heathers, Castleknock Rd, Dublin 15	Jun 2026	€1,400,000	203 m
9 Denewood, Beechpark Ave, Castleknock Dublin 15	Mar 2025	€554,000	204 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 received11 December 2023
Decision due13 February 2024
Decision issued7 February 2024
Appeal submitted4 March 2024
Appeal decided17 October 2024

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