The Former Fodhla Printing Works site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8
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2725/21 is a planning application for permission at The Former Fodhla Printing Works site, Brookfield Road, Kilmainham, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 5 May 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning permission for a build-to-rent residential development. The application site is bounded by Brookfield Road to the west and south west, 75-79 Old Kilmainham Road to the north, 28 Brookfield Road to the south and the rear gardens of the residential properties located on Cameron Square to the east and south east. The description of the proposed development is as follows: • The construction of a part two to part six storey building, over lower ground/basement level, comprising 79 no. build-to-rent (BTR) apartments, resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities. • The 79 no. BTR apartments comprise 14 no. studios, 48 no. 1 beds and 17 no. 2 beds (including 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment). 54 no. of the apartments are provided with balconies/terraces on the northern, north eastern, southern and south western elevations of the building. • The development includes ancillary BTR resident support facilities and resident services and amenities with a total GFA of 648 sqm, including bin storage and cycle storage at lower ground floor/basement level and reception, laundry, communal amenity areas, resident's workspace, games room and gym at ground floor level. • The proposal includes communal open space areas at lower ground, ground, including children's play space, and first floor level and roof terraces at fourth, fifth and sixth floor level. The development also includes a stair/lift core pop-up and solar panels at sixth floor/roof level. • The development is served by 18 no. car parking spaces, 140 no. bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. motorcycle space, plant rooms and bin storage areas at lower ground floor/basement level. 26 no. bicycle spaces are also provided at surface level. • The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Brookfield Road, foul and surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, an ESB sub-station, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. (Public realm works (inclusive of alterations to the existing footpaths) external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with the Planning Authority). The council granted permission on 2 Nov 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 9 Jun 2021. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 312072 on 17 Jan 2022 (withdrawn). A commencement notice (SN0008831DC) was lodged on 29 Jul 2023, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 79 units. Within 500 m there are 151 other decided applications in the last five years and 19 appeals.
Proposal
Planning permission for a build-to-rent residential development. The application site is bounded by Brookfield Road to the west and south west, 75-79 Old Kilmainham Road to the north, 28 Brookfield Road to the south and the rear gardens of the residential properties located on Cameron Square to the east and south east. The description of the proposed development is as follows: • The construction of a part two to part six storey building, over lower ground/basement level, comprising 79 no. build-to-rent (BTR) apartments, resident support facilities, and resident services and amenities. • The 79 no. BTR apartments comprise 14 no. studios, 48 no. 1 beds and 17 no. 2 beds (including 1 no. 2 bed duplex apartment). 54 no. of the apartments are provided with balconies/terraces on the northern, north eastern, southern and south western elevations of the building. • The development includes ancillary BTR resident support facilities and resident services and amenities with a total GFA of 648 sqm, including bin storage and cycle storage at lower ground floor/basement level and reception, laundry, communal amenity areas, resident's workspace, games room and gym at ground floor level. • The proposal includes communal open space areas at lower ground, ground, including children's play space, and first floor level and roof terraces at fourth, fifth and sixth floor level. The development also includes a stair/lift core pop-up and solar panels at sixth floor/roof level. • The development is served by 18 no. car parking spaces, 140 no. bicycle parking spaces, 2 no. motorcycle space, plant rooms and bin storage areas at lower ground floor/basement level. 26 no. bicycle spaces are also provided at surface level. • The proposal includes a vehicular entrance from Brookfield Road, foul and surface water drainage, hard and soft landscaping, an ESB sub-station, and all ancillary site development works necessary to facilitate the development. (Public realm works (inclusive of alterations to the existing footpaths) external to the planning application site boundary will be subject to agreement with the Planning Authority).
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 2 Nov 2021
- Final grant
- 24 Jan 2022
- Units
- 79
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,560 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 5 May 2021New applicationObservation window closed 9 Jun 2021
- 29 Jun 2021Further information requested
- 6 Oct 2021Further information received
- 2 Nov 2021DecisionAppeal window closed 30 Nov 2021
- 30 Nov 2021Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0008831DC
- Short commencement notice CN0100880DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 11
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 8
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86589). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
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