RefusedApartmentsDecided 18 May 2026

Site to the east of PTSB Bank, Main Street, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15

Construction of a four-storey mixed-use building with 15 apartments and ground-floor retail in Blanchardstown.

FW26A/0121 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 26 March 2026

Reference: FW26A/0121
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 26 March 2026

Summary

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The proposal is for a four-storey mixed-use building on a vacant site. The ground floor will contain six retail and medical units, while the upper three floors will accommodate 15 two-bedroom apartments with balconies.

Apartmentsmixed useretailapartmentsvacant site

Residential units: 15
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for a mixed use commercial and residential building, four stories in total on the existing vacant site located east of ptsb bank, main street, blanchardstown dublin
Uses of the building will be retail, medical and related uses to the ground floor, comprising of 6 separate retail shops facing onto the main street and/or the laneway to the east. Separate bicycle storage areas for staff and residential units together with separate internal bin storage rooms for the retail and residential elements to the rear at ground floor level with access from the rear carpark area and the internal residential stairwell area. Separate staff w. C. And shower / changing facilities at ground floor area. Upper floors to be residential use with a total of 15 no. 2-bedroomed apartments, ( 5 on each of the 3 upper floors ) with internal stairwell and lift, accessed from the laneway to the east. Balconies to all apartments, which will face either south to the main street or east to the laneway to the side. No proposed balconies to the rear. The rear of the building at upper floor areas will comprise of bedroom accommodation only or living spaces with high level windows. Proposal to include a roof garden area, set back from the building edge to screen views to adjoining properties. The development will consist of removal of the existing advertising sign on site and all existing boundary walls/ palisade fence. Works to include all associated site development works, including 20 on street bicycle spaces and 3 no. Ev bicycle spaces/ hard landscaping / boundary treatments and services connections

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
4 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St	Jun 2026	€265,000	40 m
7 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15	May 2026	€263,000	40 m
2 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15	Feb 2025	€260,000	40 m
6 Avon Lodge, The Plaza, Main St Dublin 15	May 2026	€312,000	40 m
16 Millstead, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Apr 2025	€505,000	107 m
13 Villa Blanchard, Main St, Blanchardstown	Jun 2026	€260,000	155 m
9 Mill Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15	Jan 2026	€150,000	159 m
7 Villa Blanchard, Blanchardstown Village, Dublin 15	Sept 2025	€256,000	184 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 March 2026
Decision due20 May 2026
Decision issued18 May 2026
Appeal submitted8 June 2026

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