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Dublin City Council · 4364/19

Balfe Road Industrial Estate

Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12

This is Balfe Road Industrial Estate — 70 homes, up to 5 storeys, by Canmar Properties Limited. Read the scheme page →

  1. 5 Nov 2019Received
  2. 17 Apr 2020Grant permission
  3. 26 May 2020Appealed
  4. 17 Jun 2020Appeal: Granted
  5. 22 Oct 2020Final grant
  6. 22 Apr 2024Commenced
Status
Commenced
Decision
Grant permission · 17 Apr 2020
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
6,644 m²
Appeal
ACP 307231 · Granted
Free report

What’s proposed

Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe Road Industrial Estate (2-4 Balfe Road), Walkinstown Road Surface Car Park and lands and industrial building (5 Walkinstown Road) to the rear of houses on Walkinstown Road and Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 The development will consist of:- 1.) The demolition of all existing buildings on site; 2.) The construction of a mixed use commercial and residential development in 6 no. blocks accommodating 2 no. commercial units, a communal meeting space and 70 no. residential units comprising 29 no. 1 bed units (apartments), 30 no. 2 bed units (apartments), 5 no. 3 bed units (townhouses) and 6 no.4 bed units (townhouses); 3.) the proposed blocks consist of the following: -Block 1: part 3-storey / part 5-storey (3-storey plus two setback levels) mixed-use block fronting onto Walkinstown Road accommodating 2 no. ground floor retail/non-retail services unit addressing Walkinstown Road, ground floor communal meeting area, and 26 no. apartments comprising of 13 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 2: part 3-storey/part 4-storey (3-storey plus setback level) residential block fronting onto Balfe Road accommodating 25 no. apartments comprising 12 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces;- Block 3: 2-storey plus attic level residential block fronting onto the central communal amenity area accommodating 5 no. 3 bed townhouses; - Block 4: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies /terraces; - Block 5: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 6: 2-storey plus attic level residential block at the southern end of the site accommodating 6 no.4 bed townhouses; 4.) Vehicular access from Walkinstown Road and realignment/widening of existing public laneway off Walkinstown Road including removal of existing boundary wall along the laneway; 5.) internal access road and 38 no. car parking spaces; 6.) associated signage, bicycle parking, refuse stores, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all site development works and services

4364/19 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe, received on 5 Nov 2019; permission was granted on 17 Apr 2020.

Planning details

Reference
4364/19
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Appeal Decided”
Received
5 Nov 2019
Observations close
10 Dec 2019 (closed 2480 days ago)
Decision due
29 Apr 2020 · decided 17 Apr 2020
Decision
Grant permission on 17 Apr 2020
Proposed development
Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe Road Industrial Estate (2-4 Balfe Road), Walkinstown Road Surface Car Park and lands and industrial building (5 Walkinstown Road) to the rear of houses on Walkinstown Road and Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 The development will consist of:- 1.) The demolition of all existing buildings on site; 2.) The construction of a mixed use commercial and residential development in 6 no. blocks accommodating 2 no. commercial units, a communal meeting space and 70 no. residential units comprising 29 no. 1 bed units (apartments), 30 no. 2 bed units (apartments), 5 no. 3 bed units (townhouses) and 6 no.4 bed units (townhouses); 3.) the proposed blocks consist of the following: -Block 1: part 3-storey / part 5-storey (3-storey plus two setback levels) mixed-use block fronting onto Walkinstown Road accommodating 2 no. ground floor retail/non-retail services unit addressing Walkinstown Road, ground floor communal meeting area, and 26 no. apartments comprising of 13 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 2: part 3-storey/part 4-storey (3-storey plus setback level) residential block fronting onto Balfe Road accommodating 25 no. apartments comprising 12 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces;- Block 3: 2-storey plus attic level residential block fronting onto the central communal amenity area accommodating 5 no. 3 bed townhouses; - Block 4: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies /terraces; - Block 5: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 6: 2-storey plus attic level residential block at the southern end of the site accommodating 6 no.4 bed townhouses; 4.) Vehicular access from Walkinstown Road and realignment/widening of existing public laneway off Walkinstown Road including removal of existing boundary wall along the laneway; 5.) internal access road and 38 no. car parking spaces; 6.) associated signage, bicycle parking, refuse stores, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all site development works and services
As published by the register.
Site area
6,644 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

ACP 307231 · Leave to Appeal S37(6) · decided · Granted 17 Jun 2020
received by the Commission 26 May 2020 · board order

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0113940DC
    22 Apr 2024Walkinstown Road/Balfe Road, Dublin 12matched by appeal_ref_npad
  • Seven day notice SN0010065DC
    16 Apr 2024Walkinstown Road/ Balfe Road, Dublin 12matched by appeal_ref_npad
  • Seven day notice SN0010066DC
    16 Apr 2024Walkinstown Road/ Balfe Road, Dublin 12matched by appeal_ref_npad

Zoning at the site

Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M3 — Neighbourhood centre

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.

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 · 1
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  • Radon risk area · 1
    About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Provenance

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