GrantedApartmentsDecided 29 June 2026

No. 2 Firhouse Road and the former Morton’s The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, The site is also bound by Mount Carmel Park to the east

Amendments to a residential development to provide 83 housing units in two blocks.

LRD26A/0001W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 October 2025

Reference: LRD26A/0001W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 October 2025

Summary

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This application seeks amendments to a previously approved Large Scale Residential Development. The changes include reducing the basement footprint, altering the housing mix and elevations of Blocks A and B, and revising the roof profile to provide a total of 83 units, consisting of 4 duplexes and 79 apartments across blocks ranging from 3 to 4 storeys.

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Residential units: 83
Storeys: 4

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Development description

Permission for a large scale residential development lrd at no. 2 firhouse road and the former morton's the firhouse inn. The proposed development seeks amendments to the previously approved largescale residential development lrd granted under reg. Ref. Lrd24a/0001 abp ref. 319568
The proposed amendments include a reduction in the footprint of the basement levels, amendments to the housing mix and elevations of block a and block b, amended roof profile, provision of surface level parking, and relocation of substation. The revised application is seeking permission for a total of 83 no. Housing units (100 no. Units applied for and 78 no. Units granted by an bord pleanála), providing an increase of 5 no. Units within the building footprint granted within reg. Ref. Lrd24a/0001 abp ref. 319568
The proposal provides for 2 no. Blocks ranging in height from 3 to 4 storeys over basement levels comprising 4 no. Duplex units, 2 no. 1 bedroom units, 1 no. 2 bedroom 3 person unit, and 1 no. 2 bedroom 4 person unit and 79 no. Apartment units 1 no. Studio units, 54 no. 1 bedroom units, 5 no. 2 bedroom 3 person units, and 19 no. 2 bedroom 4 person units. The apartment blocks will consist of the following: block 01 amendments to the previously permitted 3 storey rising to 4 storey over basement levels, comprising 54 units 2 no. Studio units, 15 no. 1 bedroom units, 4 no. 2 bedroom 3 person units, 13 no. 2 bedroom 4 person units, along with 4 no. Duplex units comprising 2 no. 1 bedroom units, and 2 no. 2 bedroom 3person units, to now provide for a 3 storey rising to 4 storey over basement levels comprising of 38 no. Units as follows 1 no. Studio unit, 16 no. 1 bedroom units, 4 no. 2 bedroom 3 person units, 13 no. 2 bedroom 4 person units, along with 4 no. Duplex units comprising 2 no. 1 bedroom units, and 1 no. 2 bedroom 3 person unit and 1 no. 2 bedroom 4 person unit. Each unit will have its own private open space in the form of a private balcony or terraced area. Block 02 amendments to the previously permitted 4 storey over basement levels comprising 40 units 18 no. 1 bedroom units, 2 no. 2 bedroom 3 person units, 17 no. 2 bedroom 4 person units, and 2 no. 3 bedroom units, to now provide a 4 storey over basement levels comprising of 45 no. Units as follows 38 no. 1 bedroom units, 1 no. 2 bedroom 3 person units, and 6 no. 2 bedroom 4 person units. Each unit will have its own private open space in the form of a private balcony or terraced area. The development will also provide for amendments to the permitted 395.2 sq. M. Of commercial space including 1 no. Office and 1 no. Café located on the ground floor of block 01, 1 no. Creche and associated play area to the rear of block 01, 1 no. Barber between block 01 and block 02 and 1 no. Bookmaker and medical consultancy, located on the ground floor of block 02 to now provide for 423.5 sq. M. Of commercial space as follows 1 no. Office and 1 no. Café located on the ground floor of block 01.1 no. Creche and associated play area to the rear of block 01.1 no. Barber between block 01 and block 02.1 no. Bookmaker and medical consultancy, located on the ground floor of block
The proposed development will also provide for 63 no. Car parking spaces including accessible parking and electric vehicle parking across basement, lower ground floor levels, and surface car parking, 196 no. Bicycle parking spaces, 5 no. Motorbike parking spaces; landscaping, including communal open space and public open space and children's play spaces, suds measures boundary treatment public lighting, re-located esb substation plant and waste storage areas, associated signage details, all associated site and infrastructure works necessary to facilitate the development, with 1 no. Pedestrian and cyclist access from firhouse road and 1 no. Pedestrian and cyclist access from mount carmel park, as granted under reg. Ref. Lrd24/a0001 abp ref. 319568 24

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse Tallaght, Dublin 24	Sept 2025	€450,000	100 m
12 Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Jan 2025	€462,000	117 m
15a Mount Carmel Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Mar 2026	€525,000	138 m
7 Homeville Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€393,000	162 m
6 Taoibh Na Coille, Ballycullen Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16	May 2025	€626,000	218 m
3 Taobh Na Coille, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon Dublin 16	Jun 2026	€551,000	226 m
1 Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Jan 2026	€600,000	270 m
62a Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24	Nov 2025	€710,000	274 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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Application received22 October 2025
Decision due29 June 2026
Decision issued29 June 2026

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