GrantedApartmentsDecided 10 June 2016

Site located St. James' Road and Limekiln Green, Greenhills, Dublin, 12

Demolition of a pub and shops to build a mixed-use development with 26 apartments, retail units, a doctor's surgery, and a relocated pub.

SD16A/0060 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 May 2016

Reference: SD16A/0060
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 17 May 2016
Residential units: 26
Floor area: 4667 m²

Summary

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The proposal involves the demolition of an existing public house, take-away, and betting office, while retaining the basement. A new mixed-use development will be constructed, featuring an anchor retail unit, five smaller retail units, a doctor's surgery, and a relocated pub and betting office. The residential element consists of 26 apartments and a duplex built above the retail units across three storeys.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Mixed use development comprising the following elements; (1) demolition of the existing public house (1037.5sq. M) take-away (34.6sq. M), betting office (47sq. M) and associated accommodation and the retention of the existing public house basement (84.4sq. M); (2) construction of an anchor retail unit area of 565sq. M incorporating ancillary off-licence and 5 retail units (ranging from 101sq. M to 192sq. M); doctors surgery (137.6sq. M) consisting of 2 consultation rooms and associated accommodation; re-location of existing public house (250sq. M), betting office (153sq. M) and take-away; (3) the residential element comprises of 26 units in total consisting of 5 one bed apartments, 18 two bed apartments, 2 three bed apartments and 1 three bed duplex all above the retail element at first and second and part third floor levels; (4) ancillary building mounted and pylon signage, both illuminated and non illuminated. (5) other accommodation includes esb substation, residential storage, bin sotres, plant rooms and meeting space. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the retail/residential elements is via existing access point on st. James' road (northward) and limekiln green (eastward) with proposed additional vehicular and pedestrian access (southward) via limekiln green. The development also includes the retention of 38 existing car parking spaces and the provision of 33 proposed additional surface car parking spaces within the site and the provision of 27 on street car parking spaces on st. James' road and limekiln green. Permission is also sought for new boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, revisions to roads and all associated and site developments works.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 9 July 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 December 2020.

Notified floor area: 560 m²

4 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
100 Limekiln Green, Limekiln Farm, Walkinstown Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€435,000	70 m
334 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Sept 2025	€460,000	124 m
133 Limekiln Green, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Mar 2026	€420,000	125 m
257 St James Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Apr 2025	€579,000	159 m
2 St Finbarrs Close, Greenhills, Walkinstown Dublin 12	Jan 2025	€475,000	189 m
Gortgrib, 167 Limekiln Rd, Walkinstown	Aug 2025	€617,000	192 m
37 Limekiln Ave, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jan 2026	€300,000	211 m
310 St James Rd, Greenhills, Walkinstown Dublin 12	Mar 2025	€601,000	224 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 received17 May 2016
Further information requested18 April 2016
Further information received17 May 2016
Decision due13 June 2016
Decision issued10 June 2016
Grant issued18 July 2016

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