47-53 Keeper Road
53 apartments6 storeysDrimnagh, Dublin City Council
41 under construction of 41 permitted homes (Q2 2026).
Also known as Keeper Road Development.
- 25 Mar 2021Received
- 8 Nov 2021Approved
- 20 Dec 2021Final approval
- 14 Aug 2023Building started
- Status
- Building started
- Decision
- Approved · 8 Nov 2021
- Size
- 53 apartments · up to 6 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments, creche, retail, mixed
- Site
- 1,438 m²
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
- 2021Approved
- 2023Building started
- Not yetFirst homes signed off
41 under construction of 41 permitted homes (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 41 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 53 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 53 | 41 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 53 | 41 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 53 | 41 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 41 | 41 | 0 |
The scheme
The development involves the demolition of existing commercial units at 47-53 Keeper Road in Drimnagh. It proposes the construction of a 5 to 6 storey mixed-use building containing 53 apartments, a creche, and a retail unit. The project also includes associated site works, parking, and landscaped open spaces.
it provides 53 new residential units in a mixed-use development
What the register says
Permission for development at this site located at 47 47b 49 51 & 53 Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 (and extending to the laneway at the rear of said properties). The development will consist of the following: Demolition of existing commercial units and ancillary buildings (1-2 storey) (c.1,675 sq.m in total) and the construction of a 5 to 6 storey, mixed use development including 53 no. apartments (26 no. 1-beds and 27 no. 2- beds). All units provided with private balconies facing north/south/east/west. Provision of a creche (with courtyard play area) (c.175 sq.m), retail unit (c.90 sq.m). 15 no. car parking spaces (undercroft to be accessed from laneway to the east off the site), cycle parking spaces, landscaped open spaces/roof gardens, bin storage, ESB substation, plant rooms, and ancillary areas. All associated site development, landscaping, boundary treatment works and services provision
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 5 steps
- 25 Mar 2021Application lodged — Standard
- 8 Nov 2021Council decision — Grant
- 20 Dec 2021Final approval
- 14 Aug 2023Building started
- 2 Feb 2027Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,438 m²
Boundary of 47-53 Keeper Road as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 4 applications in the last 10 years
- Granted53a, Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 (Eircode D12 FD40), bounded by Keeper Road to the south and, laneways to the rear of Keeper Road to the north and east
- Withdrawn53a Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12 FD40
- Withdrawn53A, Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12, D12FD40 and bounding access laneway to the north and east .
- Commenced47,47b, 49, 51, 53 Keeper Road, Drimnagh, Dublin 12
Appeals inside the site 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Building work started inside the site 2 commencement notices
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