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Dublin City Council · 4278/24 · Permission

5 and 6 Malahide Road

32 apartments6 storeysFocus Housing Association CLGDublin 17 and, Dublin City Council

Also known as Newtown Cottages.

  1. 13 Sept 2024Received
  2. 14 Apr 2025Grant permission
  3. 6 May 2025Appealed
  4. 8 Sept 2025Appeal: Granted with conditions
  5. 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).

32
homes proposed
26
homes permitted
0
homes started on site
0
homes completed

completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 26 apartments permitted

Quarter by quarter
QuarterPermittedUnder constructionCompletedCompleted share
Q3 20253200
Q4 20253200
Q1 20263200
Q2 20262600

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 2024
    Application lodged — Standard
  • 14 Apr 2025
    Council decision — Grant
  • 6 May 2025
    Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-322450-25
  • 8 Sept 2025
    Commission decision — Granted
  • 10 Sept 2025
    Final grant of permission
  • 25 Oct 2030
    Permission 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

Appeals inside the site 4 with An Coimisiún Pleanála

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