Major residential
3 shown109 Apartments at Sommerville House, Dundrum
Demolition of all structures on the site and site clearance works. The construction of 2 no. apartment blocks (Blocks A and B) providing 109 no. apartments in total (comprising 51 no. one bedroom units; 5 no. 2 bedroom / 3 person units; 46 no. 2 bedroom / 4 person units; 2 no. 3 bedroom / 4-person units and 5 no. 3 bedroom / 5 person units. Block A (Western block, fronting Dundrum Road) comprises a part 4-, part 5-, and part 6-storey block (5 levels over lower ground level / semi-basement) stepping down to the east to a part 3- and part 4-storey height. Block B (Eastern block, towards the rear (east) of the site) is of part 2-, part 3- and part 4-storey height. The proposed development has a total gross floor area of 10,057 sq.m •A semi-basement / lower ground floor level is provided in Block A that will be accessed via a vehicular ramped access/egress onto/off Sommerville Road to the north. This semi-basement provides for plant rooms; post room; residential lobby, comms room; ESB substation/switch room; refuse storage; 43 no. car parking spaces (of which 10 no. spaces are fitted for Electric Vehicles and including 3 no. car club spaces); secure bicycle parking / storage in the form of 52 no. double stacked units providing 104 no. bicycle storage spaces; 2 no. cargo bike storage spaces and 4 no. motorcycle spaces. •At ground / surface level provision is made for 6 no car parking spaces (including 2 no. disabled car parking spaces - both fitted for Electric Vehicles) together with 56 no. short stay bicycle storage spaces in the form of 28 no. Sheffield stands and a further 76 no. stacked / two-tiered covered bicycle storage spaces plus 4 no cargo storage bike spaces. An enclosed bin store is also provided at surface level to the north of Block B. •Provision is made for 4 no. internal bulk storage areas (providing 29 no. spaces) within Block A at semi-basement / lower ground; ground; first and second floor levels with a total approximate floor area of 71 sq.m. Provision is also made for 2 no. internal bulk storage areas (providing 8 no. spaces) within Block B at first and second floor levels with a total approximate floor area of 31.4 sq.m. •Communal Outdoor Amenity space is provided for residents in the form of rooftop terraces located at 2nd floor level within Block A and B, respectively (totaling 344 sq.m in area), and communal courtyard spaces at ground floor level between blocks (totaling 1,318 sq.m in area). •Private amenity spaces are proposed in the form of patios / terraces at respective ground floor levels with balconies serving apartments at the upper levels. •Hard and soft landscaping works and provision of a public footpath are proposed at lower ground level (along Dundrum Road frontage / public realm) and landscaped public open space (238 sq.m) at the north-western corner of Block A which includes the removal and repurposing of an existing stone wall as part of the hard and soft landscaping proposals. At upper ground level hard and soft landscaping proposals include the provision of footpaths; fire tender access and an informal play areas for children. •Provision of 10 no. rooftop telecommunications antennae (Block A) and an associated base station / cabinet that will be located within a designated comms room that is situated at lower ground floor level within Block A. •Works proposed to the existing Sommerville and Dundrum Road junction include the provision of an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing (raised table with dropped kerbs and tactile paving) and reduced junction radii to 4.5m. Dropped kerbs and tactile paving is also proposed at the entrance to the site. The LRD Planning Application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www.sommervillelrd.ie
Further information requestedSommerville House, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14 · 15 Jul 2026
117-Unit Assisted Living Development, Whitehall Road
Whitehall Property Investments Limited intend to apply for permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) for Assisted Living Accommodation (ALA), on lands at Whitehall Road, Dublin 14. The site is bound to the north by the Good Shepherd National School, to the east by Whitehall Road, to the south by the rear gardens of houses fronting Nutgrove Avenue and to the west by the Castle Golf Club. The development proposal is for Assisted Living Accommodation providing 117 no. assisted living residential units in 3 no. blocks and sports facilities improvements and landscaping to the Good Shepherd National School grounds.The development is described as follows: -•Block A is a perimeter block design with an enclosed communal open space courtyard at podium-level, with undercroft accommodating car and bicycle parking, refuse stores and apartment storage areas. The building is part 4-storey, part 5-storey and provides 79 no. units consisting of 22 no. 1-bed units (including 2 no. guest units) and 57 no. 2-bed units with associated terraces/balconies; Communal facilities including a gym, cinema room, consultation rooms, a meeting room, staff facilities, residents lounge, communal dining room and café/tearoom with an associated outdoor terrace, all located at ground floor level and a library located at first floor level; • Block B is L-shaped along Whitehall Road and fronting onto a public plaza to the front and to a podium level open space behind with undercroft accommodating car and bicycle parking. The building is part 4-storey, part 5-storey and provides 28 no. units consisting of 24 no 1-bed units (including 1 no. staff accommodation unit) and 4 no. 2-bed units with associated terraces/balconies; caretaker’s office and laundromat located at ground floor; • Block C is part 1-storey, part 2-storey and consists of 2 no. terrace blocks providing a total of 10 no. 2-bed units with associated private amenity spaces; • The existing front boundary to Whitehall Road will be removed to create a public realm enhancement, including a landscaped public plaza and a children’s play area; • Improvements to the Good Shepherd National School grounds to the rear (west) of the ALA, including a 50m X 80m artificial surface all-weather sports pitch with mesh fencing to the perimeter, ball stop netting, a practice wall, lighting, and landscaping; • A dedicated pitch emergency access route from Whitehall Road; • Vehicular and pedestrian access to the ALA from Whitehall Road; • Landscaping, boundary treatments, public lighting, outdoor fitness equipment, allotments and ESB substation; • All associated site works and services. www.whitehalllrd.ie
ActiveUnder appealon lands at Whitehall Road, Dublin 14 · 11 May 2026
129 Apartments at Mount St. Mary's, Dundrum
129 no. apartment units in 3 no. blocks ranging in height from 2 to 6 storeys
GrantedMount St. Mary's, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14 · 14 Mar 2025