'Former Des Kelly Site' a site of 0.262Ha. bounded by 364-374 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank, and 168-169 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7
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4145/22 is a planning application for permission at 'Former Des Kelly Site' a site of 0.262Ha. bounded by 364-374 North Circular Road, Royal Canal Bank, and 168-169 Phibsborough Road, Dublin 7, received by Dublin City Council on 3 Jun 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of 28 no. car parking spaces (13 spaces for retail, 13 spaces for residential and 2 club car spaces (2 spaces of the allocation will be e-charging), 186 no. cycle spaces and bin stores and collection areas at lower ground level, 2 no. retail units with a total of 1,950 sq. m at ground floor level, coffee shop of 40 sq. m. facing Royal Canal Bank at lower ground level, 80 no. apartments (19 studios, 19 one bed, 41 two bed and 1 three bedroom apartments) overhead in upper floor development. With the exception of no. 168 Phibsborough Road, which is to be retained, the application proposes to demolish all the existing buildings on the site. The new buildings to North Circular Road shall be 6 storey in height (ground floor retail with apartments on upper floor) with an 8 storey apartment building at the corner of North Circular Road and Royal Canal bank with an 8 storey section above park level are proposed. Within, the site, the apartment buildings will surround a central amenity open space for residents. It is proposed to demolish 169 Phibsborough Road ad replace with a three storey building with vehicular entrance at ground floor level giving access to lower ground level parking and services. PV panels on the roof and c. 975 sq. m green roofs to be incorporated. A substation is also proposed together with all ancillary services. The council granted permission on 8 Feb 2023. The five-week observation window closed on 8 Jul 2022. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 315984 on 29 Jul 2024 (grant conditions). A commencement notice (SN0012026DC) was lodged on 5 Feb 2025, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 133 other decided applications in the last five years and 17 appeals.
Proposal
The development will consist of 28 no. car parking spaces (13 spaces for retail, 13 spaces for residential and 2 club car spaces (2 spaces of the allocation will be e-charging), 186 no. cycle spaces and bin stores and collection areas at lower ground level, 2 no. retail units with a total of 1,950 sq. m at ground floor level, coffee shop of 40 sq. m. facing Royal Canal Bank at lower ground level, 80 no. apartments (19 studios, 19 one bed, 41 two bed and 1 three bedroom apartments) overhead in upper floor development. With the exception of no. 168 Phibsborough Road, which is to be retained, the application proposes to demolish all the existing buildings on the site. The new buildings to North Circular Road shall be 6 storey in height (ground floor retail with apartments on upper floor) with an 8 storey apartment building at the corner of North Circular Road and Royal Canal bank with an 8 storey section above park level are proposed. Within, the site, the apartment buildings will surround a central amenity open space for residents. It is proposed to demolish 169 Phibsborough Road ad replace with a three storey building with vehicular entrance at ground floor level giving access to lower ground level parking and services. PV panels on the roof and c. 975 sq. m green roofs to be incorporated. A substation is also proposed together with all ancillary services.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 8 Feb 2023
- Final grant
- 13 Aug 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 2,567 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 3 Jun 2022New applicationObservation window closed 8 Jul 2022
- 10 Jan 2023Further information requested
- 12 Jan 2023Further information received
- 8 Feb 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 8 Mar 2023
- 8 Mar 2023Appeal lodged
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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0012026DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
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 · 26
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87720). 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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