DZ22A/1021GrantedPermission (SDZ)

283 new homes, mostly apartments in four blocks of 4–5 storeys, plus a crèche, south of Bishop Street in Macnebury.

Lands within Development Area 7 - Macnebury, including part of the Res 3 plot known as M1 located south of Bishop Street, west of Cherrywood Avenue, east and north of the proposed Beckett Road, Laughanstown, Dublin 18

283
homes: 883
sq.m crèche: 317
car parking spaces: 5
storeys max

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More information requested · 22 Sep 2026

32 new homes, mostly 3-bed two-level apartments, off Bishop Street in Macnebury.

Same site32 homesDZ26A/0580/WEB

Granted · 15 Jan 2026

121 apartments in two blocks of 3 to 5 storeys off Cherrywood Avenue in Macnebury.

Same site121 apartmentsDZ25A/0325/WEB

Granted · 26 May 2025

Amends a permitted 200-apartment scheme in Macnebury to drop its basement and cut car parking from 241 to 160 spaces.

Same site160 car spacesDZ25A/0102/WEB

Granted · 1 May 2025

Amends a permitted Macnebury apartment scheme to cut car parking from 312 to 213 spaces and add bike, bin and storage buildings, with no change to the homes.

Same site213 car spacesDZ24A/1024/WEB

Refused or withdrawn · 6 Feb 2025

Amends a permitted 200-apartment scheme in Macnebury to drop its basement and cut car parking from 241 to 160 spaces.

Same site160 car spacesDZ25A/0008/WEB

Refused or withdrawn · 3 Jan 2025

Amends a permitted Macnebury development by removing its basement and cutting car parking from 241 to 160 spaces.

Same site160 car spacesDZ24A/1016/WEB

Granted · 11 Jun 2024

200 apartments in three blocks of 4 to 5 storeys off Cherrywood Avenue in Macnebury.

Same site200 apartmentsDZ24A/0017

Refused or withdrawn · 4 Jan 2024

200 apartments in three blocks of 4 to 5 storeys off Cherrywood Avenue in Macnebury.

Same site200 apartmentsDZ23A/0811

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Granted · 12 Dec 2017

Sets up a temporary concrete plant for 7 years to supply the building of Cherrywood.

76 m away7 yearsDZ17A/0161

Refused or withdrawn · 9 May 2005

Seeks to keep modified land shaping and drainage works on a 36-hectare site at Laughanstown/Cherrywood and further alter them.

93 m away36 hectaresD04A/1013

Granted · 18 Apr 2019

Builds 184 homes, a mix of apartments, two-level units and houses, between Bishop Street, the Luas line and Tully Park.

171 m away184 homesABP30342919

Granted · 8 Nov 2022

Builds a new 1,000-pupil secondary school at Castle Street and Bishop Street, Cherrywood.

176 m away1,000 pupilsDZ21A/1038

Granted · 11 Nov 2022

About 1.6km of new roads including Beckett Road with an underpass below the Wyattville Link Road, plus a park around an ancient wedge tomb.

183 m away1.6 km of roadDZ21A/1017

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The proposal

What's planned

A residential development with a standalone crèche, totalling 25,070 sq.m, on the M1 plot in Development Area 7 (Macnebury).

Residential

239 apartments in Blocks B1–B4 (4 and 5 storeys), of which 184 in Blocks B1–B3 are build-to-rent, plus 28 three-bed two-level units and 16 four-bed houses.

Community

A 3-storey crèche of 883 sq.m with drop-off spaces.

Transport

317 car spaces (84 surface, 233 underground). Vehicle access from Cherrywood Avenue and Bishop Street, with walking and cycling routes through the site.

Environment

Landscaping, public lighting and surface water storage.

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The council’s full description, as lodged by the applicant.Read it

This application relates to development within the Cherrywood Strategic Development Zone (SDZ) and is subject to the Cherrywood Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended). The development will consist of 283no. residential units and ancillary accommodation totalling 24,187sq.m and a creche of 883sq.m (25,070 sq.m total gross floor area/gfa) as follows:- Block B1 (4755sq.m gfa) is a 4 storey block of 59no. apartments (11 no. 1 bed studios, 26no. 1 bed units, 21no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit) with ancillary accommodation, resident services and amenities of 340sq.m communal amenity space of 326sq.m and private amenity spaces; Block B2 (4604sq.m gfa) is a 4 storey block of 63no. apartments (12 no. 1 bed studios, 28no. 1 bed units, 22no. 2 bed units and 1no. 3 bed unit) with ancillary accommodation, communal amenity space of 347sq.m and private amenity spaces: Block B3 (4571sq.m) is a 4 storey block of 62no. apartments (11no. 1 bed studios, 28no. 1 bed units, 22no. 2 bed units and 1no. 3 bed units) with ancillary accommodation, communal amenity space of 343sq.m and private amenity spaces and Block B4 (4673sq.m) is a 5 storey block of 55no. apartments (17no. 1 bed units and 38no. 2 bed units) with ancillary accommodation, communal amenity space of 351sq.m and private amenity spaces. 28no. duplexes (all 3 bed units) and 16no. houses (all 4 bed units) with associated private amenity spaces. The proposed creche comprises a standalone 3 storey block with associated car parking spaces and set-down spaces. A total of 317no. car parking spaces are proposed at surface (84no. spaces) and below podium/basement level (233no. spaces). Vehicular access is provided from Cherrywood Avenue (WLR to J) and Bishop Street (junction F1). Provision is also made for pedestrian and cycle access into and through the site from Cherrywood Avenue (WLR to J), Bishop Street (J to F1) and Beckett Road (F to WLR underpass - Reg. Ref. DZ21A/1017). Permission is also sought for all hard and soft landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatments, surface water attenuation, ESB substations, bin and bicycle stores and all associated site and development works. The proposed Blocks B1, B2 and B3 totalling 184no. apartments (34no. 1 bed studios, 82no. 1 bed units, 65no. 2 bed units and 3no. 3 bed units) are Specific Build-to-Rent apartments in accordance with Specific Planning Policy Requirements 7 and 8 as set out in the Sustainable Urban Housing: Design Standards for New Apartments - Guidelines for Planning Authorities (2020)

The council’s full description, as lodged by the applicant.Read it

283 new homes, mostly apartments in four blocks of 4–5 storeys, plus a crèche, south of Bishop Street in Macnebury.

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283 new homes, mostly apartments in four blocks of 4–5 storeys, plus a crèche, south of Bishop Street in Macnebury.

Nearby in Cherrywood

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