5 and 6 Malahide Road
Approved on appeal Sep 2025: 26 apartments; building not started (Q2 2026).
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6 storeysFocus Housing Association CLGPriorswood, Dublin City Council
How the homes are counted26 permitted · 32 applied for
- 26 apartments permitted (the Dublin councils' housing pipeline, Q2 2026).
- 32 apartments applied for (the application on the planning register).
Also known as Newtown Cottages.
- Status
- Approved on appeal · no start notice yet
- Council decision
- Approved · 14 Apr 2025
- Height
- up to 6 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Applicant
- Focus Housing Association CLG · 5 planning applications, 100% granted
- Site
- 1,894 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 322450 · Approved with conditions · 8 Sept 2025
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 26 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Source and licence
The scheme
Focus Housing Association CLG proposes the demolition of two existing bungalows at 5 and 6 Malahide Road in Priorswood. The project involves the construction of a new apartment building ranging from 5 to 6 storeys in height. This development provides 32 one-bedroom apartments designated as housing for older people.
What the register says
The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey existing bungalow dwellings on the site (c.203.3 sq.m. GFA total) and the construction of a new apartment building ranging in height from 5-6 storeys comprising of 32 no. 'Housing for Older People' one bedroom apartment units. The development also proposes c.578 sq.m of communal amenity space (c.555 sq.m landscaped communal open space and c.23 sq.m internal communal amenity area), photovoltaic panels at roof level, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, secure bicycle parking serving the apartments (32 no. spaces), bicycle parking for visitors (16 no spaces), surface level car parking (9 no. spaces 1 no. of which is a mobility-impaired car parking space), bin storage, ESB substation and switch room, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground on an overall site area of c.1,910 sq.m. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the development is proposed from new access points along Malahide Road
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 6 steps
- 13 Sept 2024Application lodged — Standard
- 14 Apr 2025Council decision — Grant
- 6 May 2025Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-322450-25
- 8 Sept 2025Commission decision — Granted
- 10 Sept 2025Final approval
- 25 Oct 2030Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,894 m²
Boundary of 5 and 6 Malahide Road as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 5 applications in the last 10 years
- Appeal decided5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17 D17ND25 and D17N634
- Appeal decided5 & 6, Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17, D17ND25 & D17N634
- Withdrawn1, Newtown Cottages, Malahide Road, Dublin 17
- Withdrawn1 Newtown Cottages, Malahide Road, Dublin 17
- Appeal decided5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17, D17 ND25 & D17 N634
Appeals inside the site 3 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Salvation Army Family Hub · approved 2024 · 28 homes · 2 storeys · 304 m away
- Belcamp Hall · withdrawn or invalid · 1.3 km away
- St. Francis of Assisi Church Lands · lodged 2026, not decided · 90 homes · 5 storeys · 1.3 km away
- Belcamp Hall (Protected Struc · lodged 2025, not decided · 1.5 km away
- Site 5, Northern Cross · first homes signed off 2026 · 53 homes · 12 storeys · 1.7 km away
- 1 & 2 Hawthorn Cottages · approved 2025, no start notice · 79 homes · 8 storeys · 1.7 km away
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