Site which adjoins the former Columban Missionary's site and which is located at the junction of the R139 Road and Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13
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3159/21 is a planning application for permission at Site which adjoins the former Columban Missionary's site and which is located at the junction of the R139 Road and Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13, received by Dublin City Council on 14 Jul 2021 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Planning permission at a site (approx. 0.19 Ha) at a site which adjoins the former Columban Missionary's site and which is located at the junction of the R139 Road and Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13. The proposed development comprises of the construction of a 7 to 13 storey building, accommodating 72 no. apartments (total GFA c. 7,550sq.m) all with private balconies / terraces as follows: 30 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 38 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 3 bedroom apartments. All associated and ancillary site development landscaping and boundary treatment works including: demolition of existing single storey structure on site (c. 37.65 sq.m) (previously used a pump house) and existing site boundary. Formation of new pedestrian and vehicular entrance to R139 Road and new pedestrian entrance to Hole in the Wall Road. 44 no. ground level car parking spaces (of which 2 no. are accessible spaces); some of which are undercroft. 162 no. ground level cycle parking spaces (of which 2 no. are cargo bicycle spaces) some of which are undercroft. Bin storage area at ground level. The council granted permission on 14 Mar 2022. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Aug 2021. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 313307 on 10 Nov 2023 (grant conditions). A commencement notice (SN0010111DC) was lodged on 18 Apr 2024, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 41 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.
Proposal
Planning permission at a site (approx. 0.19 Ha) at a site which adjoins the former Columban Missionary's site and which is located at the junction of the R139 Road and Hole in the Wall Road, Donaghmede, Dublin 13. The proposed development comprises of the construction of a 7 to 13 storey building, accommodating 72 no. apartments (total GFA c. 7,550sq.m) all with private balconies / terraces as follows: 30 no. 1 bedroom apartments, 38 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 4 no. 3 bedroom apartments. All associated and ancillary site development landscaping and boundary treatment works including: demolition of existing single storey structure on site (c. 37.65 sq.m) (previously used a pump house) and existing site boundary. Formation of new pedestrian and vehicular entrance to R139 Road and new pedestrian entrance to Hole in the Wall Road. 44 no. ground level car parking spaces (of which 2 no. are accessible spaces); some of which are undercroft. 162 no. ground level cycle parking spaces (of which 2 no. are cargo bicycle spaces) some of which are undercroft. Bin storage area at ground level.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 14 Mar 2022
- Final grant
- 20 Nov 2023
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,967 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 14 Jul 2021New applicationObservation window closed 18 Aug 2021
- 7 Sept 2021Further information requested
- 15 Feb 2022Further information received
- 14 Mar 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 11 Apr 2022
- 13 Apr 2022Appeal lodged

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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0010111DC
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 3
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 88150). 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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