Balfe Road Industrial Estate
70 homes5 storeysCanmar Properties LimitedWalkinstown, Dublin City Council
Also known as 2-4 Balfe Road, 5 Walkinstown Road.
- 5 Nov 2019Received
- 17 Apr 2020Grant permission
- 26 May 2020Appealed
- 17 Jun 2020Appeal: Granted
- 22 Oct 2020Final grant
- 22 Apr 2024Commenced
- Status
- Commenced
- Decision
- Grant permission · 17 Apr 2020
- Size
- 70 homes · up to 5 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments, houses, retail, mixed
- Applicant
- Canmar Properties Limited
- Site
- 6,644 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 307231 · Granted
- On site
- Commencement notice CN0113940DC · 22 Apr 2024
The scheme
Canmar Properties Limited proposes a mixed-use development at the Balfe Road Industrial Estate and Walkinstown Road site in Dublin 12. The project involves demolishing existing buildings to construct six blocks containing 70 residential units and two commercial units. The development includes a mix of apartments and townhouses alongside associated site works.
it involves the redevelopment of an existing industrial estate into a mixed-use residential and commercial scheme
What the register says
Site bounded and accessed by both Walkinstown Road and Balfe Road, comprising of Balfe Road Industrial Estate (2-4 Balfe Road), Walkinstown Road Surface Car Park and lands and industrial building (5 Walkinstown Road) to the rear of houses on Walkinstown Road and Thomas Moore Road, Walkinstown, Dublin 12 The development will consist of:- 1.) The demolition of all existing buildings on site; 2.) The construction of a mixed use commercial and residential development in 6 no. blocks accommodating 2 no. commercial units, a communal meeting space and 70 no. residential units comprising 29 no. 1 bed units (apartments), 30 no. 2 bed units (apartments), 5 no. 3 bed units (townhouses) and 6 no.4 bed units (townhouses); 3.) the proposed blocks consist of the following: -Block 1: part 3-storey / part 5-storey (3-storey plus two setback levels) mixed-use block fronting onto Walkinstown Road accommodating 2 no. ground floor retail/non-retail services unit addressing Walkinstown Road, ground floor communal meeting area, and 26 no. apartments comprising of 13 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 2: part 3-storey/part 4-storey (3-storey plus setback level) residential block fronting onto Balfe Road accommodating 25 no. apartments comprising 12 no. 1 bed units and 13 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces;- Block 3: 2-storey plus attic level residential block fronting onto the central communal amenity area accommodating 5 no. 3 bed townhouses; - Block 4: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no. 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies /terraces; - Block 5: 2-storey residential block accommodating 4 no. apartments comprising 2 no 1 bed units and 2 no. 2 bed units with associated balconies/terraces; - Block 6: 2-storey plus attic level residential block at the southern end of the site accommodating 6 no.4 bed townhouses; 4.) Vehicular access from Walkinstown Road and realignment/widening of existing public laneway off Walkinstown Road including removal of existing boundary wall along the laneway; 5.) internal access road and 38 no. car parking spaces; 6.) associated signage, bicycle parking, refuse stores, landscaping, boundary treatments, and all site development works and services
On this list because it is 50 homes or more. Name and summary derived from the register record on 22 Sept 2026; the facts are the council's.
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