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Dublin City Council · WEB2048/25 · Permission

Part of the site of the former Church of the Annunciation, corner of Cappagh Road and Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas West, Dublin 11

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Council received 12 May 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (488 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB2048/25 is a planning application for permission at Part of the site of the former Church of the Annunciation, corner of Cappagh Road and Cardiffsbridge Road, Finglas West, Dublin 11, received by Dublin City Council on 12 May 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: The proposed development comprises site clearance works and the construction of a new Church / Parish Pastoral Centre building. The floorspace of the new Church / Pastoral Centre extends to approximately 457 sq.m (GFA) across a single level. The proposed building varies in height from a single storey height up to a maximum height of approximately 12.04m above corresponding ground level. An external courtyard garden is provided to the west of the building. Vehicular and pedestrian accesses are provided off Cappagh Road to the north and off Cardiffsbridge Road to the west serving the ancillary car parking area to the south and east of the building (providing 16 no. car parking spaces) and the building, respectively together with hard- and soft landscaping (including boundary treatments) and all other associated site works and services above and below ground. Provision is made for 9 no. Sheffield type bicycle stands providing 18 no. cycle spaces of which 10 spaces will be covered by a canopy structure. The council granted permission on 10 Dec 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 16 Jun 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 68 other decided applications in the last five years and 2 appeals.

Appeal window closes 16 Jan 2026 closed 239 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (10 Dec 2025) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
Site report

Proposal

The proposed development comprises site clearance works and the construction of a new Church / Parish Pastoral Centre building. The floorspace of the new Church / Pastoral Centre extends to approximately 457 sq.m (GFA) across a single level. The proposed building varies in height from a single storey height up to a maximum height of approximately 12.04m above corresponding ground level. An external courtyard garden is provided to the west of the building. Vehicular and pedestrian accesses are provided off Cappagh Road to the north and off Cardiffsbridge Road to the west serving the ancillary car parking area to the south and east of the building (providing 16 no. car parking spaces) and the building, respectively together with hard- and soft landscaping (including boundary treatments) and all other associated site works and services above and below ground. Provision is made for 9 no. Sheffield type bicycle stands providing 18 no. cycle spaces of which 10 spaces will be covered by a canopy structure.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 10 Dec 2025
Final grant
14 Jan 2026
Site (from polygon)
2,278 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 12 May 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 16 Jun 2025
  • 4 Jul 2025
    Further information requested
  • 17 Nov 2025
    Further information received
  • 10 Dec 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Jan 2026

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    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.

    S5 — Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure

    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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 87868). 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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