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3193/22

GRANT PERMISSION

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

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.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    1 Feb 2022

  2. Further information requested

    28 Mar 2022

  3. Further information received

    25 May 2022

  4. Decision due

    21 Jun 2022

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    21 Jun 2022

  6. Appeal submitted

    19 Jul 2022

  7. Grant issued

    27 Mar 2024

  8. Appeal decided: GRANT PERMISSION

    27 Mar 2024

Application Details

Location
Kestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A with frontage to Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
1549 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
1 February 2022
Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
21 June 2022
Grant Date
27 March 2024

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4m
2782/21REFUSE PERMISSION18 May 2021

Planning permission is sought for development comprising: i. The demolition of the existing two storey building (licensed public house and ancillary off-licence) and infill of existing basement. ii. The construction of a part 4, 6, 7 and 8-storey mixed-use development consisting of the following uses: (A) 52 no. apartments, comprising of 23 no. one-bed apartments and 29 no. two-bed apartments (access from Bunting Road). Each unit will have access to private amenity space via a balcony/terrace and 381.6 sqm of external communal amenity space is provided at 4th and 6th floor levels; (B) 3 no. retail units at ground floor totalling 177.9 sqm (access from Walkinstown Road and Bunting Road); (C) 383.8 sqm public house at ground floor (access from Walkinstown Road, Cromwellsfort Road and Bunting Road). The development features bicycle spaces (99 spaces located internally at ground floor level including 1 accessible space and 2 cargo bicycle spaces and 39 visitor spaces located externally); a refuse storage, a plant room and an ESB substation (all located at ground floor); landscaping and all associated site development works.

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4189/23APPLICATION DECLARED INVA20 Jul 2023

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4m
4280/23REFUSE PERMISSION9 Aug 2023

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Kestrel House, 157 Walkinstown Road, Dublin 12, D12 NN8A

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72m
WEB1168/25APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID29 Jan 2025

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5236/22GRANT PERMISSION16 Nov 2022

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