Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 20 February 2019

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

Revisions to a mixed-use development to provide 48 apartments and retail space.

SD18A/0449 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 December 2018

Reference
SD18A/0449
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
21 December 2018
Residential units
22
Floor area
4345.5 m²

Summary

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The application seeks revisions to a previously permitted development. It proposes to increase the residential units to 48 apartments (24 one-bed and 24 two-bed) above ground floor retail space, alongside telecommunications equipment on the roof.

Apartmentsapartmentsretailtelecoms
Storeys
4

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Official record

Development description

Revisions to previously granted permission ref. Sd16a/0060 which permitted a mixed retail/residential development consisting of: the reconfiguration and revisions to include the exclusion of stair 1 at ground and first floor level; increase area size of retail unit 1 by 18sq. M; increase of residential units to 48 units consisting of 24 one bed apartments; 24 two bed apartments all above the retail element at first, second and third floor levels; telecommunications antenna and dishes at roof level. There is no change to the overall number of parking spaces previously permitted under ref. Sd16a/0060; vehicular and pedestrian access to the retail/residential elements is via existing access point on st. James's road (northward) and limekiln green (eastward) with proposed pedestrian access (southward) via limekiln green at the site of former mchugh's shopping arcade and traders pub.

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

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
100 Limekiln Green, Limekiln Farm, Walkinstown Dublin 12Apr 2025€435,00064 m
334 St Jamess Rd, Greenhills, Dublin 12Sept 2025€460,000114 m
133 Limekiln Green, Walkinstown, Dublin 12Mar 2026€420,000123 m
257 St James Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin 12Apr 2025€579,000151 m
2 St Finbarrs Close, Greenhills, Walkinstown Dublin 12Jan 2025€475,000180 m
Gortgrib, 167 Limekiln Rd, WalkinstownAug 2025€617,000192 m
310 St James Rd, Greenhills, Walkinstown Dublin 12Mar 2025€601,000215 m
37 Limekiln Ave, Walkinstown, Dublin 12Jan 2026€300,000221 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

  1. Application received21 December 2018
  2. Decision due23 February 2019
  3. Decision issued20 February 2019
  4. Appeal submitted19 March 2019
  5. Appeal decided22 July 2019
  6. Permission expiry19 July 2019

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