5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17 D17ND25 and D17N634
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4278/24 is a planning application for permission at 5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17 D17ND25 and D17N634, received by Dublin City Council on 13 Sept 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey existing bungalow dwellings on the site (c.203.3 sq.m. GFA total) and the construction of a new apartment building ranging in height from 5-6 storeys comprising of 32 no. 'Housing for Older People' one bedroom apartment units. The development also proposes c.578 sq.m of communal amenity space (c.555 sq.m landscaped communal open space and c.23 sq.m internal communal amenity area), photovoltaic panels at roof level, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, secure bicycle parking serving the apartments (32 no. spaces), bicycle parking for visitors (16 no spaces), surface level car parking (9 no. spaces 1 no. of which is a mobility-impaired car parking space), bin storage, ESB substation and switch room, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground on an overall site area of c.1,910 sq.m. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the development is proposed from new access points along Malahide Road. The council granted permission on 14 Apr 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Oct 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 322450 on 8 Sept 2025 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 32 units. Within 500 m there are 72 other decided applications in the last five years and 8 appeals.
Proposal
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey existing bungalow dwellings on the site (c.203.3 sq.m. GFA total) and the construction of a new apartment building ranging in height from 5-6 storeys comprising of 32 no. 'Housing for Older People' one bedroom apartment units. The development also proposes c.578 sq.m of communal amenity space (c.555 sq.m landscaped communal open space and c.23 sq.m internal communal amenity area), photovoltaic panels at roof level, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, secure bicycle parking serving the apartments (32 no. spaces), bicycle parking for visitors (16 no spaces), surface level car parking (9 no. spaces 1 no. of which is a mobility-impaired car parking space), bin storage, ESB substation and switch room, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground on an overall site area of c.1,910 sq.m. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the development is proposed from new access points along Malahide Road.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Grant permission on 14 Apr 2025
- Final grant
- 10 Sept 2025
- Units
- 32
- Site (from polygon)
- 1,894 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 13 Sept 2024New applicationObservation window closed 18 Oct 2024
- 7 Nov 2024Further information requested
- 19 Mar 2025Further information received
- 14 Apr 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 12 May 2025
- 6 May 2025Appeal lodged

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Zoning at the site
Zone Z10 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z10: Inner Suburban and inner City Sustainable Mixed-Uses: To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.
A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.
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.
- EPA-licensed facility · 4
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 86539). 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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