5 and 6 Malahide Road
32 apartments6 storeysFocus Housing Association CLGDublin 17 and, Dublin City Council
Also known as Newtown Cottages.
- 13 Sept 2024Received
- 14 Apr 2025Grant permission
- 6 May 2025Appealed
- 8 Sept 2025Appeal: Granted with conditions
- 10 Sept 2025Final grant
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Grant permission · 14 Apr 2025
- Size
- 32 apartments · up to 6 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Applicant
- Focus Housing Association CLG
- Site
- 1,894 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 322450 · Granted with conditions
Building progress as the Dublin councils report it, Q2 2026
26 homes permitted; building has not started (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 |
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.
it provides 32 units of 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
On this list because it is 20 homes or more on the Dublin councils' housing pipeline. Name and summary derived from the register record on 27 Sept 2026; the facts are the council's.
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 grant of permission
- 25 Oct 2030Permission expires (estimate) — Estimated permission expiry
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 6 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
- Refused5-6, Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 13
Appeals inside the site 4 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Granted with conditions5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17 D17ND25 and D17N634
- Granted with conditions5 & 6, Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17, D17ND25 & D17N634
- Refused5 and 6 Malahide Road, Newtown Cottages, Priorswood, Dublin 17, D17 ND25 & D17 N634.
- RefusedThe Crown Paints Facility, Nos 1-3 Malahide Road, Coolock, Dublin 17
Full planning report for 53.39302, -6.19291
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