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Dublin City Council · 3902/20 · Permission

1 - 4, Rivermount Cottages, Ballyboggan Road, Finglas, Dublin 11

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3902/20 is a planning application for permission at 1 - 4, Rivermount Cottages, Ballyboggan Road, Finglas, Dublin 11, received by Dublin City Council on 10 Dec 2020 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission for development at this 0.747 ha site. The development will consist of: the demolition of 4 no. existing dwellings and ancillary buildings known as Nos. 1-4 Rivermount Cottages (320m2) and the construction of a residential development arranged in 3 no. blocks (Block A, B and C) ranging from 4 to 5 no. storeys in height over basement/undercroft level (12,106.2m2, including basement). Blocks A and B incorporate a setback fifth storey. The maximum height of the development, taken from street level is 20.9m, including lift overrun. The development will comprise 99 no. residential units (47 no. 1-bedroom apartments, 50 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments); residential amenity areas comprising residents lounge and meeting rooms (296.4m2) and private, communal and public open space provision (including balconies and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block). The development also consist of: amendments to the existing northern boundary wall; the provision of a new set-down area on Ballyboggan Road; the provision of 57 no. car parking spaces and 3 no. motorcycle parking spaces at the basement/undercroft level; the provision of bicycle stores providing 162 no. long-stay bicycle parking spaces and 34 no. short-stay (visitor) bicycle parking spaces at basement/undercroft level and 36 no. short-stay bicycle parking spaces adjacent to Ballyboggan Road. The development will also include: New vehicular access arrangements, for residents, emergency/refuse vehicles, and pedestrian access is via Ballyboggan Road; minor upgrade works to Ballyboggan Road; all piped infrastructure and ducting; plant rooms; ESB substation; lift access and stair cores; internal roads and pathways; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; changes in level; waste management areas; attenuation tank; lighting; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the relevant planning authority. The council granted permission on 15 Oct 2021. The five-week observation window closed on 25 Jan 2021. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 99 units. Within 500 m there are 31 other decided applications in the last five years and 7 appeals.

Appeal window closes 12 Nov 2021 closed 1766 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (15 Oct 2021) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

Permission for development at this 0.747 ha site. The development will consist of: the demolition of 4 no. existing dwellings and ancillary buildings known as Nos. 1-4 Rivermount Cottages (320m2) and the construction of a residential development arranged in 3 no. blocks (Block A, B and C) ranging from 4 to 5 no. storeys in height over basement/undercroft level (12,106.2m2, including basement). Blocks A and B incorporate a setback fifth storey. The maximum height of the development, taken from street level is 20.9m, including lift overrun. The development will comprise 99 no. residential units (47 no. 1-bedroom apartments, 50 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 2 no. 3-bedroom apartments); residential amenity areas comprising residents lounge and meeting rooms (296.4m2) and private, communal and public open space provision (including balconies and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels for each block). The development also consist of: amendments to the existing northern boundary wall; the provision of a new set-down area on Ballyboggan Road; the provision of 57 no. car parking spaces and 3 no. motorcycle parking spaces at the basement/undercroft level; the provision of bicycle stores providing 162 no. long-stay bicycle parking spaces and 34 no. short-stay (visitor) bicycle parking spaces at basement/undercroft level and 36 no. short-stay bicycle parking spaces adjacent to Ballyboggan Road. The development will also include: New vehicular access arrangements, for residents, emergency/refuse vehicles, and pedestrian access is via Ballyboggan Road; minor upgrade works to Ballyboggan Road; all piped infrastructure and ducting; plant rooms; ESB substation; lift access and stair cores; internal roads and pathways; hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatments; changes in level; waste management areas; attenuation tank; lighting; and all associated site development and excavation works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application. The Natura Impact Statement will be available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy during office hours at the offices of the relevant planning authority.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 15 Oct 2021
Final grant
26 Nov 2021
Units
99
Site (from polygon)
7,368 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 10 Dec 2020
    New application
    Observation window closed 25 Jan 2021
  • 2 Jul 2021
    Further information requested
  • 23 Aug 2021
    Further information received
  • 15 Oct 2021
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 12 Nov 2021

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    C2.1 — Economic development and employment

    Z6: Employment/Enterprise: To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.

    Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

    R2 — Existing residential

    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 · 2
      Tolka Lodge; Ardstraw House
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 5
      Mill - unclassified; Bridge; Quarry

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87056). 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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