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'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6

GRANT PERMISSION

Planning application 4578/22

Dublin - Dublin City Council

Proposed Development

Planning permission for a Build to Rent residential development on lands at 'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6. The site is located to the east of the Green Luas line, to the south of residential dwellings at No's 1 and 2 Rydalmount and east of the residential dwelling known as 'Kadiv' at Rydalmount, Milltown Road. The proposed Build to Rent residential development will consist of the following: • Demolition of the existing building (comprising the residential dwelling known as 'Dunelm') and structures on site; • Construction of a Build-to-Rent (BTR) residential development, comprising 63 no. BTR apartments with a mix of 5 no. studio units, 27 no. 1 bed units, 30 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit in two no. blocks (Block A and Block B), including resident support and amenity facilities; • Block A, to the south of the site, comprises 55 no. BTR units, including 1 no. studio, 27 no. 1 bed units, 26 no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed units, in a part 4 to part 6 storey, over lower ground floor and basement level building (maximum of eight levels to Milltown Road). Resident support and amenity facilities are proposed at basement, ground and fifth floor level. Balconies are proposed on the northwest, southwest, southeast and northwest elevations; • Block B, to the northwest of the site, comprises 8 no. BTR units, including 4 no. studio units and 4 no. 2 bed units, in a 4 storey building. Balconies are proposed on the south, east and north elevations. Block A and Block B will be connected by a bridge link at first to third floor level; • The development includes ancillary resident support and amenity facilities for the BTR residential units, with a total floor area of 252.5 sq.m, including a large item storage area and a bike and bin store at basement level, concierge/management area and foyer area at ground floor level and lounge/ residential function room at fifth floor level all within Block A and a pavilion communal amenity building to the north of Block A; • The proposal includes communal open space at ground level and a communal roof terrace at fifth floor level of Block A; • The basement level (Block A) contains 10 no. car parking spaces, 1 no. motorcycle space, 6 no. e-scooter spaces and 98 no. cycle spaces (including 2 no. cargo spaces). The basement level also includes bin storage, a storage room for apartments and cores. A generator room, sprinkler tank room and water storage tank room are proposed at lower ground floor level; • The proposal includes 32 no. cycle parking spaces and 2 no. car parking spaces at surface level, accessed from the existing access road and a new vehicular access to the basement level from Milltown Road; • The proposal includes associated public realm works to Milltown Road, including alterations to the existing footpaths/ public road, a new signalised junction incorporating advanced cycle stacking lanes in the westbound direction, set back of the existing road median, provision of a new signalised pedestrian crossing of Milltown Road, provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing of the development access junction and associated signals, tactile paving and road markings; • The proposal includes an ESB substation and associated set down area, landscaping, boundary treatment, PV panels, green roofs and a plant enclosure at roof level, site services and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.

Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    28 Jul 2022

  2. Further information requested

    28 Jul 2022

  3. Further information received

    22 Dec 2022

  4. Decision due

    27 Jan 2023

  5. Decision: GRANT PERMISSION

    27 Jan 2023

  6. Appeal submitted

    23 Feb 2023

  7. Grant issued

    20 Jan 2026

  8. Appeal decided: GRANT PERMISSION

    20 Jan 2026

Application Details

Location
'Dunelm', Rydalmount, Milltown Road, Dublin 6
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
Permission
Planning Authority
Dublin City Council
Site Area
3147 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
28 July 2022
Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Decision Date
27 January 2023
Grant Date
20 January 2026

An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal

Appeal Reference
ABP-322089-25
Decision
GRANT PERMISSION
Submitted
23 February 2023
Decided
20 January 2026

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