Dunelm, Rydalmount
Approved on appeal Jan 2026: 55 apartments; building not started (Q2 2026).
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8 storeysWestridge Milltown LimitedMilltown Road, Dublin City Council
How the homes are counted55 permitted · 63 applied for
- 55 apartments permitted (the Dublin councils' housing pipeline, Q2 2026).
- 63 apartments applied for (the application on the planning register).
- Status
- Approved on appeal · no start notice yet
- Council decision
- Approved · 27 Jan 2023
- Height
- up to 8 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Applicant
- Westridge Milltown Limited
- Site
- 3,180 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 322089 · Approved with conditions · 20 Jan 2026
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 55 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 63 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 55 | 0 | 0 |
Source and licence
The scheme
Westridge Milltown Limited proposes a Build-to-Rent residential development at the site of Dunelm on Milltown Road. The project involves demolishing the existing dwelling to construct 63 apartments across two blocks reaching up to eight levels. The scheme includes resident amenity facilities, basement parking, and public realm works to Milltown Road.
What the register says
Planning permission for a Build to Rent residential development on lands at 'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6. The site is located to the east of the Green Luas line, to the south of residential dwellings at No's 1 and 2 Rydalmount and east of the residential dwelling known as 'Kadiv' at Rydalmount, Milltown Road. The proposed Build to Rent residential development will consist of the following: • Demolition of the existing building (comprising the residential dwelling known as 'Dunelm') and structures on site; • Construction of a Build-to-Rent (BTR) residential development, comprising 63 no. BTR apartments with a mix of 5 no. studio units, 27 no. 1 bed units, 30 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit in two no. blocks (Block A and Block B), including resident support and amenity facilities; • Block A, to the south of the site, comprises 55 no. BTR units, including 1 no. studio, 27 no. 1 bed units, 26 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed units, in a part 4 to part 6 storey, over lower ground floor and basement level building (maximum of eight levels to Milltown Road). Resident support and amenity facilities are proposed at basement, ground and fifth floor level. Balconies are proposed on the northwest, southwest, southeast and northwest elevations; • Block B, to the northwest of the site, comprises 8 no. BTR units, including 4 no. studio units and 4 no. 2 bed units, in a 4 storey building. Balconies are proposed on the south, east and north elevations. Block A and Block B will be connected by a bridge link at first to third floor level; • The development includes ancillary resident support and amenity facilities for the BTR residential units, with a total floor area of 252.5 sq.m, including a large item storage area and a bike and bin store at basement level, concierge/management area and foyer area at ground floor level and lounge/ residential function room at fifth floor level all within Block A and a pavilion communal amenity building to the north of Block A; • The proposal includes communal open space at ground level and a communal roof terrace at fifth floor level of Block A; • The basement level (Block A) contains 10 no. car parking spaces, 1 no. motorcycle space, 6 no. e-scooter spaces and 98 no. cycle spaces (including 2 no. cargo spaces). The basement level also includes bin storage, a storage room for apartments and cores. A generator room, sprinkler tank room and water storage tank room are proposed at lower ground floor level; • The proposal includes 32 no. cycle parking spaces and 2 no. car parking spaces at surface level, accessed from the existing access road and a new vehicular access to the basement level from Milltown Road; • The proposal includes associated public realm works to Milltown Road, including alterations to the existing footpaths/ public road, a new signalised junction incorporating advanced cycle stacking lanes in the westbound direction, set back of the existing road median, provision of a new signalised pedestrian crossing of Milltown Road, provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the development access junction and associated signals, tactile paving and road markings; • The proposal includes an ESB substation and associated set down area, landscaping, boundary treatment, PV panels, green roofs and a plant enclosure at roof level, site services and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 6 steps
- 28 Jul 2022Application lodged — Standard
- 27 Jan 2023Council decision — Grant
- 23 Feb 2023Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-322089-25
- 20 Jan 2026Commission decision — Granted
- 20 Jan 2026Final approval
- 5 Mar 2031Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 3,180 m²
Boundary of Dunelm, Rydalmount as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 1 application in the last 10 years
Appeals inside the site 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Mount Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's · 322 m away
- Former Murphy and Gunn Site · approved 2025, no start notice · 74 homes · 724 m away
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- Former Highfield Plant Nursery · approved 2024, no start notice · 120 homes · 4 storeys · 933 m away
- Former Smurfit Paper Mills Site · withdrawn or invalid · 167 homes · 7 storeys · 986 m away
- Dodder Road Lower · lodged 2024, not decided · 1.1 km away
- 97A Highfield Park · approved 2026, no start notice · 1.2 km away
- c.0.9ha at No. 97A Highfield Park · approved 2021, no start notice · 1.2 km away
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