Turnpike Lane Development
Approved on appeal May 2025: 39 apartments; building not started (Q2 2026).
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6 storeysGinxo Trading LtdDublin 9, Dublin City Council
How the homes are counted39 permitted · 46 applied for
- 39 apartments permitted (the Dublin councils' housing pipeline, Q2 2026).
- 46 apartments applied for (the application on the planning register).
Also known as 59-69 Drumcondra Road Lower.
- Status
- Approved on appeal · no start notice yet
- Council decision
- Approved · 17 Dec 2024
- Height
- up to 6 storeys
- Uses
- residential, apartments
- Applicant
- Ginxo Trading Ltd
- Site
- 1,706 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 321745 · Approved with conditions · 13 May 2025
Building progress councils’ figures, Q2 2026
completed · under construction · not started · 0 houses and 39 apartments permitted
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Permitted | Under construction | Completed | Completed share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q3 2025 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q4 2025 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q1 2026 | 46 | 0 | 0 | |
| Q2 2026 | 39 | 0 | 0 |
Source and licence
The scheme
Ginxo Trading Ltd proposes the construction of 46 apartments at Turnpike Lane, located at the rear of 59-69 Drumcondra Road Lower. The development consists of a single block ranging from 2 to 6 storeys in height. The project includes communal open space, a roof terrace, and associated site development works.
What the register says
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development will consist of the construction of 46 no. apartments consisting of 33 no. 2-bedroom 4 person apartments, 1 no. 2-bedroom 3 Person, and 12 no. 1 bedroom apartments all with balconies to the South, West, East and North in a single block ranging in height from 2 to 6 storeys with 408sqm of landscaped communal open space at ground level and 89sqm of communal roof terrace at fifth floor level; the provision of 2 no regular car parking spaces, 1 no. disabled space, 100 no regular secured bicycle parking spaces, 2 no secured cargo bicycle spaces, bicycle maintenance area, bin store, ESB distribution station, ancillary plant/services with enabling and site development works, landscaping, boundary treatment, lighting, services and connections, waste management and other ancillary works. The gross floor area of the building to be 4233 sqm all at this site of 0.17 hectares
Summary from the register record.
Planning timeline 6 steps
- 24 Jul 2024Application lodged — Standard
- 17 Dec 2024Council decision — Grant
- 22 Jan 2025Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála — ABP-321745-24
- 13 May 2025Commission decision — Granted
- 16 May 2025Final approval
- 2 Jul 2030Approval runs out (estimate)
The site 1,706 m²
Boundary of Turnpike Lane Development as the Dublin councils map it in the housing pipeline.
Planning applications inside the site 4 applications in the last 10 years
- Appeal decidedTurnpike Lane at the rear of No. 59 -69 Drumcondra Road Lower (Protected Structures), Dublin 9
- WithdrawnTurnpike Lane, the rear of No. 59-69 Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
- Appeal decidedTurnpike Lane, at rear of 59-69, Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
- WithdrawnSite of 0.17 hectares at Turnpike Lane, at the rear of No. 59-69, Drumcondra Road Lower, Dublin 9
Appeals inside the site 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála
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