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Dublin City Council · 4160/23

53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 FD40

  1. 14 Jul 2023Received
  2. 8 Aug 2023Application declared inva
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Application declared inva · 8 Aug 2023
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
592 m²
Free report

What’s proposed

Permission for development of a site at 53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east. The proposed development consists of demolition of the former Fr. Lar Redmond Community Centre (one-storey, circa 160 sq.m.) and the construction of an older persons 'age-in-place' development consisting of a four, five and six-storey community facility / apartment building in its place. The accommodation proposed consists of 20no. one-bedroom (two-person) units and a community room at (upper) ground floor level, as well as off-street under-croft car parking (3no. spaces), 8no. bicycle spaces, plus residents lock-ups, refuse storage and services infrastructure. The development is laid out in a horse-shoe arrangement around an open-air lightwell / courtyard,, with an external roof terrace for the amenity of residents at fourth floor level. The proposed development includes all associated site works, landscaping, boundary treatments an services installations, as well upgrading the footpath bounding the site to the east in accordance with DCC standards, with provision of a vehicle stet-down area on this side street. The proposed car park access point is of the rear laneway, with entry to the apartment lift and stair core provided from both the parking area and the footpath running along the eastern elevation. Access to the (upper) ground floor community room is provided directly off Keeper Road and from the rear parking area. The apartment units, from the first to fifth floors, are designed to be fully compliant with DCC and D H P L G standards, including three which met with the Irish Wheelchair Association Best Practice Housing Guidelines. The majority are dual aspect and have balcony terraces along the northern, eastern and southern elevations. The total floor area of the proposed development is 1,569 sq.m

4160/23 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for permission for development of a site at 53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, D12 FD40), received on 14 Jul 2023; it was withdrawn on 8 Aug 2023.

Planning details

Reference
4160/23
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
14 Jul 2023
Observations close
18 Aug 2023 (closed 1129 days ago)
Decision due
7 Sept 2023 · decided 8 Aug 2023
Decision
Application declared inva on 8 Aug 2023
Proposed development
Permission for development of a site at 53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east. The proposed development consists of demolition of the former Fr. Lar Redmond Community Centre (one-storey, circa 160 sq.m.) and the construction of an older persons 'age-in-place' development consisting of a four, five and six-storey community facility / apartment building in its place. The accommodation proposed consists of 20no. one-bedroom (two-person) units and a community room at (upper) ground floor level, as well as off-street under-croft car parking (3no. spaces), 8no. bicycle spaces, plus residents lock-ups, refuse storage and services infrastructure. The development is laid out in a horse-shoe arrangement around an open-air lightwell / courtyard,, with an external roof terrace for the amenity of residents at fourth floor level. The proposed development includes all associated site works, landscaping, boundary treatments an services installations, as well upgrading the footpath bounding the site to the east in accordance with DCC standards, with provision of a vehicle stet-down area on this side street. The proposed car park access point is of the rear laneway, with entry to the apartment lift and stair core provided from both the parking area and the footpath running along the eastern elevation. Access to the (upper) ground floor community room is provided directly off Keeper Road and from the rear parking area. The apartment units, from the first to fifth floors, are designed to be fully compliant with DCC and D H P L G standards, including three which met with the Irish Wheelchair Association Best Practice Housing Guidelines. The majority are dual aspect and have balcony terraces along the northern, eastern and southern elevations. The total floor area of the proposed development is 1,569 sq.m
As published by the register.
Site area
592 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z3 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M3 — Neighbourhood centre

    Z3: Neighbourhood Centres: To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.

    A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.

    Designations within 250 m

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 83871). 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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