The Eglinton
20 apartments11 storeysDonnybrook, Dublin City Council
Approved Aug 2022; no start notice yet.
Also known as Jefferson House.
- 28 Feb 2022Received
- 6 Jul 2022Approved
- 17 Aug 2022Final approval
- 17 Aug 2027Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved No start yet
- Decision
- Approved · 6 Jul 2022
- Size
- 20 apartments · up to 11 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Site
- 1,111 m²
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
20 homes permitted; building has not started (Q2 2026).
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 20 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
The scheme
The development involves the demolition of an existing 5-storey building at 2 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook. It proposes the construction of an 11-storey residential scheme containing 20 units with associated amenities and basement parking. The project includes site infrastructure works and access modifications from Eglinton Road.
it involves the construction of an 11-storey residential scheme in a Conservation Area
What the register says
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing 5-storey office/residential building on site (the total area for demolition is 2,910 sq.m.) and the construction of a new residential scheme on 11 floors at a height of 42.1m above ground level over an existing and extended basement. The residential development will comprise 20 no. 3-bed units all with winter gardens, communal roof garden and winter garden, terraces at fifth and seventh floors, residential amenity space at ground floor including meeting room, concierge and gym. 20 no. car parking spaces including 2 no. wheelchair accessible spaces at basement level, as well as 1 no. motorcycle space and 22 no. bicycle spaces and bin store. A further 6 no. bicycle spaces will be provided at ground floor level. The development will be served via the existing vehicular access point from Eglinton Road which will be widened, along with a new pedestrian entrance from Eglinton Road. The associated site and infrastructural works include provision for water services, foul and surface water drainage and connections, all landscape works, boundary treatment and electrical services including an ESB minipillar and all associated works above and below ground. The site is located within a Conservation Area
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 4 steps
- 28 Feb 2022Application lodged — Standard
- 6 Jul 2022Council decision — Grant
- 17 Aug 2022Final approval
- 30 Sept 2027Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,111 m²
Boundary of The Eglinton 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 1 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
Other big developments nearby within 2 km
- Montrose Block 5 · 117 homes · 13 storeys · 388 m away
- Former RTÉ Campus at Montrose · 511 homes · 388 m away
- Former Smurfit Paper Mills Site · 167 homes · 7 storeys · 467 m away
- Former Murphy and Gunn Site · 74 homes · 994 m away
- Mount Saint Mary's and Saint Joseph's · 1.4 km away
- Sandymount Place · 67 homes · 4 storeys · 1.6 km away
- Sandymount Avenue Residential Development · 69 homes · 3 storeys · 1.6 km away
- Part Ground Floor of Permitted Block A · 1.7 km away
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