Kestrel House
42 apartments6 storeysDouble E Investments Ltdwith frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road, Dublin City Council
- 1 Feb 2022Received
- 21 Jun 2022Grant permission
- 18 Jul 2022Appealed
- 27 Mar 2024Appeal: Granted with conditions
- 27 Mar 2024Final grant
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Grant permission · 21 Jun 2022
- Size
- 42 apartments · up to 6 storeys
- Uses
- apartments, retail, mixed
- Applicant
- Double E Investments Ltd
- Site
- 1,552 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 314103 · Granted with conditions
Building progress as the Dublin councils report it, Q2 2026
42 under construction of 42 permitted homes (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 42 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 42 | 42 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 42 | 42 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 42 | 42 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 42 | 42 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
The scheme
Double E Investments Ltd proposes the demolition of the existing Kestrel House public house at 157 Walkinstown Road. The development consists of a part 4, 5 and 6 storey mixed-use building containing 42 apartments, three retail units and a new public house. The scheme includes basement car parking, bicycle storage and telecommunications infrastructure at roof level.
it involves the construction of 42 apartments and a mixed-use development
What the register says
Planning permission is sought for the development comprising: (i) demolition of the existing two storey building (licensed public house and ancillary off-licence); (ii) construction of a part 4, 5 and 6 storey (over basement) mixed use development consisting of the following: (a) 42 no. apartments, comprising of 19 no. one-bed apartments and 23 no. two-bed apartments (accessed from Bunting Road). Each unit will have access to private amenity space in the form of a balcony/terrace and 381.6 sqm of external communal amenity space provided at 4th and 5th floor levels; (b) 3 no. retail units at ground floor level totally 146sqm (accessed from Walkinstown Road and Bunting Road); (c) a 384sqm public house at ground floor level (accessed from Walkinstown Road, Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road). The development is served by refuse storage; a plant room; an ESB substation; 99 no. bicycle parking spaces, including 1 no. accessible space and 2 no. cargo bicycle spaces located internally at ground floor level and 39 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces located externally; (iii) extended excavation of existing basement to provide for 16 no. car parking spaces (including 1 no. limited mobility parking space). Vehicular access to the basement will be provided via a vehicle lift accessible via Bunting Road; (iv) provision of telecommunications infrastructure at roof level comprising (a) 6 no. 5G antennas and 6 no. hexaband antennas. Each antenna will be enclosed within shrouds (2.8m in height above parapet). A total of 6 no. shrouds will be provided, each containing 1 no. 5G antenna, 1 no hexaband (2G/3G/4G) antenna; (b) 6 no. 0.3m microwave link dishes on 3 no. steel support poles (2m in height above the lift shaft overrun); (c) all associated equipment. (v) landscaping and all associated site development works necessary to facilitate the development
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 7 steps
- 1 Feb 2022Application lodged — Standard
- 21 Jun 2022Council decision — Grant
- 19 Jul 2022Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-314103-22
- 27 Mar 2024Commission decision — Granted
- 27 Mar 2024Final grant of permission
- Q2 2024Building started — Activity on site
- 10 May 2029Permission expires (estimate) — Estimated permission expiry
The site 1,552 m²
Boundary of Kestrel House as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 4 applications in the last 10 years
- Appeal decidedKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A
- WithdrawnKestrel House, 157, Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12NN8A (with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road)
- Appeal decidedKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road
- Appeal decidedKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A
Appeals inside the site 4 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
- RefusedKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A
- Granted with conditionsTallaght/Clondalkin to Dublin City.
- Granted with conditionsKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road
- RefusedKestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A
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