174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, Dublin 6W, (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross).
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WEB5648/25 is a planning application for permission at 174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, Dublin 6W, (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross)., received by Dublin City Council on 11 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: I, Bernard McGowan, intend to apply for planning permission for the development at No. 174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, D6W. (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross). The proposed development will consist of the following: Demolition of existing part 1 and 2-storey buildings including basement on site ; Construction of part 3 and part 4 -storey residential building, containing a total of 20 No. apartments comprising of 03 No. Studio Apartments, 07 No. 1-Bed Apartments, 07 No. 2-Bed Apartments and 03 No. 3-Bed Duplex Apartments and 1no. substation at ground floor level; communal amenity space at ground level. All with associated site works, bicycle store, bin storage, landscaping and services. The council refused permission on 14 Jan 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 16 Dec 2025. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 500754 on 16 Jun 2026 (grant). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 20 units. Within 500 m there are 153 other decided applications in the last five years and 23 appeals.
Proposal
I, Bernard McGowan, intend to apply for planning permission for the development at No. 174-180 Harold's Cross Road, Harold's Cross, Terenure, D6W. (known as McGowans of Harolds Cross). The proposed development will consist of the following: Demolition of existing part 1 and 2-storey buildings including basement on site ; Construction of part 3 and part 4 -storey residential building, containing a total of 20 No. apartments comprising of 03 No. Studio Apartments, 07 No. 1-Bed Apartments, 07 No. 2-Bed Apartments and 03 No. 3-Bed Duplex Apartments and 1no. substation at ground floor level; communal amenity space at ground level. All with associated site works, bicycle store, bin storage, landscaping and services.
- Status
- Appeal Decided
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 14 Jan 2026
- Final grant
- 16 Jun 2026
- Units
- 20
- Site (from polygon)
- 868 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 11 Nov 2025New applicationObservation window closed 16 Dec 2025
- 14 Jan 2026DecisionAppeal window closed 11 Feb 2026
- 11 Feb 2026Appeal lodged

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Appeal
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 7
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 84567). 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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