No. 153-155 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W (formerly known as Michael Grant Motors)
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4332/24 is a planning application for permission at No. 153-155 Harold's Cross Road, Dublin 6W (formerly known as Michael Grant Motors), received by Dublin City Council on 10 Oct 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The development will consist of modifications to the previously approved Built to Rent apartment development DCC Reg. Ref. 2712/21 (ABP 310947- 21) to include the following: (i) Proposed 2 No. New apartments consisting of 1 No. One-bed, and 1 No. Studio achieved through a change of use of the ground floor communal facility area of the previously granted scheme, increasing the total number of apartments within the development from 35 No. Apartments to 37 No. Apartments; (ii) Minor modifications to the front elevation. All with associated site works. The council refused permission on 2 Dec 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 14 Nov 2024. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 321535 on 4 Jun 2025 (refuse). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 158 other decided applications in the last five years and 26 appeals.
Proposal
The development will consist of modifications to the previously approved Built to Rent apartment development DCC Reg. Ref. 2712/21 (ABP 310947- 21) to include the following: (i) Proposed 2 No. New apartments consisting of 1 No. One-bed, and 1 No. Studio achieved through a change of use of the ground floor communal facility area of the previously granted scheme, increasing the total number of apartments within the development from 35 No. Apartments to 37 No. Apartments; (ii) Minor modifications to the front elevation. All with associated site works.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 2 Dec 2024
- Site (from polygon)
- 748 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 10 Oct 2024New applicationObservation window closed 14 Nov 2024
- 2 Dec 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 8 Jan 2025
- 30 Dec 2024Appeal lodged

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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.
Z15: Community and Social Infrastructure: To protect and provide for community uses and social infrastructure.
Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- NIAH-recorded building · 2
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 6
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 83893). 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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