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Ballymastone, Donabate, Co Dublin

Planning permission sought for 398 residential units in Donabate.

LRD0053/S3 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 23 October 2025

Reference
LRD0053/S3
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
In progress
Received
23 October 2025

Summary

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Glenveagh Living Limited is seeking permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of 398 dwellings. The scheme includes 227 houses, 47 duplex units, and 124 apartments ranging from two to six storeys in height.

Housing estatelrdhousing estateapartmentsduplex
Residential units
398
Storeys
6

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Official record

Development description

  • We, glenveagh living limited, intend to apply for permission for a large-scale residential development (lrd) at this site at ballymastone, donabate, county dublin. The application site, of c. 11.28ha, is bounded by existing residential developments of willowbrook, the priory and priory wood, and donabate burial ground to the north/northwest, the donabate distributor road (ddr) to the east, permitted ballymastone phase 2 (fcc. Ref. Lrd0039/s3 & abp ref. 320885) to the south, and the links road to the west. A portion of the subject site is within the st. Ita's hospital complex architectural conservation area (aca). The proposed development will consist of the construction of a residential development, which is a continuation of permitted ballymastone phase 1 lands (fcc ref. Lrd0008/s3 & abp ref. 315288) and phase 2 lands (fcc. Ref. Lrd0039/s3 & abp ref. 320885) and represents phase 3 of the wider development of the ballymastone lands (as identified in the donabate local area plan 2016 (as extended)), ranging in height from 2- to 6-storeys to accommodate 398 no. Residential dwellings (227no. Houses, 47 no. Duplex units and 124 no. Apartments) and public open space. The site will accommodate 316 total no. Car parking spaces, 1,619 total no. Cycle parking spaces, pedestrian / cycle links, road connectivity enhancements, storage, services and plant areas. Landscaping will include significant public open space provision and communal amenity areas. The proposed development consists of
  • The construction of 398 no. New residential dwellings consisting of 227 no. Houses, 47 no. Duplex units and 124 no. Apartment units set out follows
  • Construction of 227 no. 2-storey houses (81 no. 2-beds, 134 no. 3-beds, 12 no. 4-beds)
  • Construction of 47 no. 2- to 3-storey duplex units (2 no. 1-beds, 24 no. 2-beds, 21 no. 3-beds), with balconies on rear elevations
  • Construction of 3 no. Apartment blocks, ranging from 3- to 6-storeys in height, with balconies on all elevations, green roofs, and external communal amenity spaces, providing a total of 124 no. Apartment units (47 no. 1-beds, 68 no. 2-beds, 9 no. 3-beds)
  • Provision of a crèche (c. 646 sq. M) and a community space (c. 100 sq. M) located within the footprint of proposed apartment block to the west of the site
  • Provision of c. 15.3% public open space of the net site area, comprising 3 no. Small parks and 4 no. Pocket parks which total c. 17,287 sq. M. These parks are generally located centrally within the site providing a series of north-south linear spaces linking to the permitted ballymastone phase 2 (fcc reg. Ref. Lrd0039/s3 & abp reg. Ref. 320885) with onward connection to the permitted ballymastone phase 1 (fcc reg. Ref. Lrd0008/s3 and abp reg. Ref. 315288) to the south
  • Provision of a total of 316 no. Car parking spaces are provided (combination of in-curtilage and on-street and communal car parking areas)
  • Delivery of a total of 1,619 no. Cycle spaces (comprising 1,513 no. Long-stay/resident spaces and 106 no. Short-stay/visitor spaces)
  • Provision of vehicular access from the links road to the west of the site and the donabate distributor road (ddr) to the east of the site
  • Provision of an east-west pedestrian/cycle route is proposed within the site connecting the existing links road to the west and ddr to the east, in addition to a connection to the permitted east/west pedestrian/cycle route which forms part of the permitted ballymastone phase 2 (fcc. Ref. Lrd0039/s3 & abp ref. 320885)
  • The proposed application includes all site enabling and site development works, infrastructure and utilities, landscaping works and boundary treatments (including at the permitted foul pump station as per fcc reg. Ref. Lrd0039/s3 & abp reg. Ref. 320885), solar pv panels, bin and bicycle stores, plant, esb unit substations, lighting, servicing, signage, surface water attenuation features and all site development works above and below ground. An environmental impact assessment report and a natura impact statement have been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Ballymastone3lrd. Ie additional information received 5th june 2026. Ai deemed significant: revised public notices received 10th june 2026

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
Property At Balmoston, Donabateprice excludes VATAug 2025€355,000211 m
1-17 The Green, Balmoston, DonabateDec 2025€6,452,863211 m
2 The Priory, Donabate, DublinJul 2025€546,000291 m
Windward, Portrane Rd, DonabateJan 2025€775,000315 m
192 Ballalease West, Donabate, DublinOct 2025€275,000359 m
4 College Court, Portorane Road, DonabateDec 2025€380,000387 m
43a The Close, Carberry Meadows Balmoston, Donabateprice excludes VATNov 2025€440,528395 m
53 The Meadows Red Rock Field, Balmonston, Donabateprice excludes VATJun 2026€502,203399 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.

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  1. Application received23 October 2025
  2. Decision due4 August 2026

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