Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7
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3705/20 is a planning application for permission at Blackhorse Avenue, Dublin 7, received by Dublin City Council on 9 Nov 2020 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The site bounds the wall of the Phoenix Park, which is protected structure (Ref. 6781). The development will consist of the following: • Demolition of the existing building and yard on site; • Construction of a 4-storey apartment development with undercroft car parking and a setback at 3rd floor level consisting of 17 no. units with associated balconies, comprising of 6 no. 1-bed units and 11 no. 2-bed units; • New vehicular and pedestrian access from Blackhorse Avenue; • 16 no. car parking spaces, bicycle parking, motorcycle parking and refuse storage at undercroft level; • 2 no. visitor car parking spaces and bicycle parking at surface level; • Internal communal amenity space including a gym and multi-purpose room at ground floor level with direct access to the external communal amenity space; • Plant at roof level, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated site works and services. The council granted permission on 19 Jul 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 14 Dec 2020. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 311000 on 5 May 2022 (grant conditions). A commencement notice (SN0009880DC) was lodged on 31 Mar 2024, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 82 other decided applications in the last five years and 8 appeals.
Proposal
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The site bounds the wall of the Phoenix Park, which is protected structure (Ref. 6781). The development will consist of the following: • Demolition of the existing building and yard on site; • Construction of a 4-storey apartment development with undercroft car parking and a setback at 3rd floor level consisting of 17 no. units with associated balconies, comprising of 6 no. 1-bed units and 11 no. 2-bed units; • New vehicular and pedestrian access from Blackhorse Avenue; • 16 no. car parking spaces, bicycle parking, motorcycle parking and refuse storage at undercroft level; • 2 no. visitor car parking spaces and bicycle parking at surface level; • Internal communal amenity space including a gym and multi-purpose room at ground floor level with direct access to the external communal amenity space; • Plant at roof level, landscaping, boundary treatment and all associated site works and services.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 19 Jul 2021
- Final grant
- 5 May 2022
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,558 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 9 Nov 2020New applicationObservation window closed 14 Dec 2020
- 12 Jan 2021Further information requested
- 22 Jun 2021Further information received
- 19 Jul 2021DecisionAppeal window closed 16 Aug 2021
- 5 Aug 2021Appeal lodged

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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0009880DC
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.
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 7
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87242). 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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