South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 99-home scheme at Concrete Pumping Ltd, Greenhills Road, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 51 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,579 nationally. Of the 3,034 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 21 September 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

(1) Demolition of all existing industrial and warehouse structures on site (579.1 sq.m) and associated site clearance works; (2) Construction of part 6, part 7, part 10 storey over basement mixed use block providing 99 no. apartments, comprising 49 no. one-bed units and 50 no. two-bed units, with balconies on all elevations; (3) Provision of a commercial unit (148.2sqm) fronting onto Greenhills Road at ground floor level along with a designated set down area/loading bay; (4) Provision of 87.2 sq.m of designated indoor residential amenity space at the ground floor level; (5) Provision of 1,127 sq.m of Communal Open Space to the rear of the site; (6) An access ramp to facilitate vehicular access to the basement car park which will provide 38 no. car parking spaces; A further 2 no. accessible car parking spaces are provided at ground level, resulting in a total of 40 no car parking spaces; (7) A total of 204 no. bicycle parking spaces (comprising 150 no. long stay and 54 no. short stay) at ground and basement level; (8) Provision of 68m of footpath along the Greenhills Road frontage, and a pedestrian crossing across the Greenhills Road; (9) All enabling and associated site development and works including landscaping, footpaths, boundary treatments, lighting, water and utility services and connections, bin stores, plant and all ancillary development and works above and below ground.