Melville House
35 apartments5 storeysCrumlin Village, Dublin City Council
Approved Jun 2026; building started Sep 2026.
Also known as Crumlin Village.
- 1 Aug 2025Received
- 7 May 2026Approved
- 11 Jun 2026Final approval
- 25 Sept 2026Building started
- Status
- Building started
- Decision
- Approved · 7 May 2026
- Size
- 35 apartments · up to 5 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Site
- 2,405 m²
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
- 2026Approved
- 2026Building started
- Not yetFirst homes signed off
32 homes permitted; building has not started (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 32 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
The scheme
The proposal involves the refurbishment of the protected structure Melville House to provide two apartments. A new five-storey apartment block containing 35 units is also planned for the site at the junction of Bunting Road and Saint Agnes Terrace. The development includes associated parking, landscaping, and site infrastructure.
it involves the conversion and development of a protected structure
What the register says
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) demolition of all existing built form on site with the exception of the two-storey protected structure known as Melville House; (ii) alterations to existing protected structure comprising removal of non-original rear extensions at ground floor level, general refurbishment, provision of new glazed link section, provision of 1 no. rooflight, revised fenestration arrangements and conversion of the building to provide 2 no. two-bedroom apartments with the ground floor unit served by private amenity courtyard to the rear and the first floor unit served by private amenity garden to the front; (iii) construction of new apartment block rising to five storeys and accommodating 23 no. one-bedroom apartments and 12 no. two-bedroom apartments each served by a balcony/terrace; (iv) provision of 14 no. vehicular parking spaces within 2 no. separate parking areas separately accessible via Bunting Road and St. Agnes Terrace; (v) provision of communal amenity space, bin storage and resident/visitor bicycle parking areas; and, (vi) all ancillary site and infrastructural works, inclusive of tree removal/planting, erection of ESB substation, general landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting and SuDS drainage, necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The subject site contains a protected structure (RPS No. 7557)
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 5 steps
- 1 Aug 2025Application lodged — Standard
- 7 May 2026Council decision — Grant
- 11 Jun 2026Final approval
- 25 Sept 2026Building started
- 27 Jul 2031Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 2,405 m²
Boundary of Melville House as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 6 applications in the last 10 years
- CommencedMelville House, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12, (Eircode Nos. D12K096 & D12XY09) The Site is Located at the Junction of Bunting Road and Saint Agnes Terrace, D12K096
- WithdrawnMelville House, Crumlin Village, Dublin 12 (Eircode Nos. D12K096 & D12XY09) The Site is Located at the Junction of Bunting Road and Saint Agnes Terrace , Dublin 12, D12K096
- Granted10, Somerville Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12
- Withdrawn10, Somerville Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 A2CO
- Granted10A Somerville Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12, D12 NHE2
- Withdrawn10A, Somerville Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 D12 NHE2
Building work started inside the site 1 commencement notice
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Crumlin Delivery Service Unit · 53 homes · 5 storeys · 348 m away
- Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Ltd Factory Complex · 50 homes · 530 m away
- Former Lighting & Electrical Distribution Group Factory · 59 homes · 5 storeys · 530 m away
- Kestrel House · 52 homes · 8 storeys · 940 m away
- Former Chadwicks Builders Merchant · 588 homes · 12 storeys · 1.0 km away
- Nissan Site · 416 homes · 1.2 km away
- Former CHM Premises · 164 homes · 1.3 km away
- Former Chadwicks Builders Merchant Site · 588 homes · 12 storeys · 1.3 km away
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