GrantedHousing estateDecided 24 January 2025

Lands to the south of Back Road and to the east of Kinsealy Lane, Kinsaley, Broomfield, Malahide, Co.Dublin

Demolition of a former rugby clubhouse and construction of 297 residential units, a childcare facility, and commercial units in Malahide.

LRD0043/S3E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 21 November 2024

Reference: LRD0043/S3E
Authority: Fingal County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 21 November 2024

Summary

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Birchwell Developments Ltd. is applying for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) in Malahide. The project involves demolishing a former rugby clubhouse to build 211 houses, 40 apartments, and 46 duplex units, alongside a childcare facility, café/restaurant, retail unit, and yoga studio.

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Residential units: 297

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Official record

Development description

We, birchwell developments ltd. , intend to apply for permission for a large-scale residential development on lands to the south of back road and to the east of kinsealy lane, kinsaley, broomfield, malahide, co. Dublin. The development will consist of the demolition of the former rugby clubhouse structure on site and the construction of a total of 297 no. Residential units (211 no. Houses, 40 no. Apartments, and 46 no. Duplex units); with 1 no. Childcare facility, 1 no. Café/restaurant, 1 no. Retail unit and 1 no. Yoga studio, to be provided as follows
211 no. Residential houses (14 no. 2 bed units, 156 no. 3 bed units, 39 no. 4 bed units, and 2 no. 5 bed units) in semi-detached, mid-terraced and end-terraced houses ranging from two to three storey in height, all with associated car parking and private gardens; - apartment block a & duplex block b are connected at ground and first floor level sharing an undercroft car park at ground floor level and a communal landscaped podium garden at first floor level, and contain a total of 58 no. Units in 2 no. Buildings ranging from one to four storeys in height, with apartment block a containing a total of 40 no. Units comprising of 23 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units, and 3 no. 3 bed units, and duplex block b containing a total of 18 no. Units comprising of 9 no. 1 bed units and 9 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; internal bicycle stores, bin stores, bulk stores and plant rooms at ground floor level; and on-street car parking and bicycle parking; - duplex block c containing a total of 8 no. Units comprising of 4 no. 2 bed units and 4 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin store and bike store; - duplex block d containing a total of 12 no. Units comprising of 6 no. 2 bed units and 6 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces, in a building three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space access and to an external bin store and bike store; - duplex block e containing a total of 4 no. Units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; in a building one to three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin and bike store; - duplex block f containing a total of 4 no. Units comprising of 2 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 3 bed units, with all units provided with private balconies/terraces; in a building one to three storeys in height; with on-street car parking; communal open space and access to an external bin and bike store
1 no. Two storey detached childcare facility building, with associated external play area; on-street drop-off car parking, and staff car parking, with access to a shared, external bin and bike store and short stay bicycle and motorcycle parking
1 no. Single to two storey detached commercial building, containing 1 no. Café/restaurant unit with associated outdoor seating area, 1 no. Retail unit, and 1 no. Yoga studio; on-street loading bays, with access to a shared, external bin and bike store and short stay bicycle and motorcycle parking. The development will also provide for a total of 426 no. Car parking spaces, 7 no. Motorcycle spaces, and a total of 1,218 no. Bicycle spaces within the scheme; bin and bike stores; esb sub-stations; proposed use of the existing vehicular access off back road (proposed vehicular access via ashwood hall); proposed upgrades to public realm including footpaths, landscaping including play equipment, boundary treatments, public lighting; and all associated engineering and site works necessary to facilitate the development. A temporary foul water pumping station is also proposed as part of the development. (part of the lands formed part of a site previously intended for houses permitted under the ashwood hall permissions refs. F13a/0459 (pl06f. 243863), f13a/0459/e1). An environmental impact assessment report (eiar) and a natura impact statement (nis) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RA - Residential AreaR1

“Provide for new residential communities subject to the provision of the necessary social and physical infrastructure”

National zoning type: New/proposed 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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
7 Ashwood Hall, Back Road, Malahideprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€1,563,877	213 m
88 Galtrim Grange, Broomfield, Malahide	Dec 2025	€373,000	215 m
83 Galtrim Grange, Malahide, Co. Dublin	May 2025	€330,000	215 m
22 Ashwood Hall, Back Road, Malahide	May 2025	€1,060,000	233 m
53 Galtrim Grange, Malahide, Dublin	Nov 2025	€600,000	251 m
Apt 105, Galtrim Grange, Malahide	Feb 2026	€655,000	266 m
56 Galtrim Grange, Malahide, Dublin	Nov 2025	€590,000	268 m
9 Castlefield Manor, Malahide, Co Dublin	Oct 2025	€930,000	301 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 received21 November 2024
Decision due24 January 2025
Decision issued24 January 2025
Appeal submitted20 February 2025
Appeal decided27 May 2025

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