InvalidApartmentsDecided 14 March 2025

Lands located at the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant site, South of Greenhills Road, North of the existing access road serving Greenhills Ind. Est, Greenhills Industrial Estate, Walkinstown, Dublin D12 HD51 D12 N523, D12 C602

Demolition of former builders merchant buildings and construction of 588 apartments, a childcare facility, and 6 retail units.

LRD25A/0001W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 March 2025

Reference: LRD25A/0001W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: Permission
Received: 4 March 2025
Residential units: 588
Floor area: 61894.5 m²

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of 11,120 sqm of existing commercial buildings. It proposes a mixed-use scheme of 588 apartments, a childcare facility, and 6 commercial retail units across blocks ranging from 5 to 12 storeys.

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Official record

Development description

I. The demolition of the former chadwicks builders merchant development comprising 1 no. Two storey office building and 9 no. Storage warehouse buildings ranging in height from 3m to 9.9m as follows building a 8,764 sq. M. , building b 1,293 sq. M. , building c two storey office building 527 sq. M. , building d 47 sq. M. , building e 29 sq. M. , building f 207 sq. M. , building g 101 sq. M. , building h 80 sq. M. , building i 28 sq. M. And building j 44 sq. M. , in total comprising 11,120 sq. M. Ii the construction of a mixed use residential and commercial development comprising 588 no. Residential apartment units 291 no. One beds, 238 no. Two beds and 59 no. Three beds) 1 no. 570.91 sq. M. 443 sq. M. Indoor space childcare facility and 6 no. No. Commercial retail units in 4 no. Blocks a to d ranging in height from 5 to 12 storeys as follows a. Block a comprises 170 no. Apartments 103 no. 1 bed units, 59 no. 2 bed units and 8 no. 3 bed units measuring 8 storeys in height. B. Block b comprises 197 no. Apartments 89 no. 1 bed-units, 92 no. 2 bed-units and 16 no. 3 bed-units measuring 10 storeys in height. C. Block c comprises 81 no. Apartments 44 no. 1 bed units, 16 no. 2 bed units and 21 no. 3 bed units measuring 12 storeys in height. D. Block d comprises 140 no. Apartments 55 no. 1 bed units, 71 no. 2 bed units and 14 no. 3 bed-units measuring 8 storeys in height. All apartments will be provided with private balconies terraces. Iii provision of indoor communal residential amenity 614.14 sq. M. At ground and first floors of block a, b & c, iv the construction of 1 no. Childcare facility comprising 443 sq. M. With dedicated outdoor play area 128 sq. M. Located at ground floor of block b v the construction of 6 no. Commercial units at ground floor level of blocks a, b and d, and 1 no. Commercial unit at first floor level of block a as follows: block a has 1 no. Unit at ground floor comprising 455.8 sq. M. And 1 no. Unit at first floor level comprising 160.79 sq. M. , block b has 1 no. Unit at ground floor comprising 190.96 sq. M. And block d has 4 no. Units at ground floor comprising 361.6 sq. M. , 232.3 sq. M. , 238 sq. M. And 174.9 sq. M. Vi the construction of 4 no. Vehicular entrances a primary entrance via vehicular ramp from the north access from greenhills road and 3 no. Secondary entrances from the south for access, emergency access and services access from the existing road to the south of the site with additional pedestrian accesses proposed along greenhills road. Vii provision of 270 no. Car parking spaces comprising 240 no. Standard spaces including 6 no. Car club spaces and 13 no. Mobility spaces, and 8 no. Motorbike spaces located at surface level and within undercroft car parks within blocks a, b , c and d, 17 no. Commercial unloading drop off parking spaces at ground level viii provision of 1,269 no. Bicycle parking spaces comprising 952 no. Residents bicycle spaces, 10 no. Cargo accessible bicycle spaces in 14 no. Bicycle storerooms in surface and undercroft parking areas and 307 no. Visitors bicycle spaces located externally at ground floor level throughout the development. Ix provision of outdoor communal amenity space 3,130.3 sq. M comprising landscaped courtyards that include play areas, seating areas, grass areas, planting and scented gardens located on podiums at first floor level provision of communal amenity roof gardens in block a and b with seating area and planting 746.1 sq. M. And inclusion of centrally located public open space 6,650 sq. M. Adjacent to blocks a, b, c and d comprising grassed areas, planting, seating areas, play areas, water feature, flexible use space and incidental open space public realm. X provision of toucan crossing and all associated road markings and signage from the subject site to a new footpath on northern side of greenhills road. Xi development also includes landscaping and infrastructural works, foul and surface water drainage, bin storage, esb substations, plant rooms, pv panels, boundary treatments, internal roads, cycle paths and footpaths and all associated site works to facilitate the development. This application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment report eiar.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

REGENRE

“To facilitate enterprise and/or residential led regeneration”

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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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
138 St Jmes Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Aug 2025	€447,000	205 m
144 St James Road, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Jul 2025	€500,000	206 m
126 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Dec 2025	€530,000	206 m
168 St James Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€530,000	232 m
102 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Feb 2025	€430,000	238 m
71 St Jamess Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€502,000	245 m
1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Oct 2025	€505,000	270 m
1 St Columbas Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12not full market price	Aug 2025	€190,000	270 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

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Application received4 March 2025
Decision due28 April 2025
Decision issued14 March 2025

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