GrantedDecided 09 January 2026Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council

LRD25A/0637/WEB: (i) The demolition of 2 existing shed structures with a total combined area of 55.7sq.m.; (ii) The construction of 252 residential units with a cumulative gross floor area of c. 26,250 sq.m. comprising: a) 236 apartments across 2 blocks ranging in height from 5-8 storeys over basement incorporating 43 no. 1-bed, 137 no. 2-bed and 56 no. 3-bed units, all with private amenity space; b)16 no. 5-bedroom terrace houses; (iii) A childcare facility (480 sq.m. GFA) with outdoor secure play area; (iv) Residential amenities including a gym, yoga room, meeting room and a resident's lounge & kitchen and bathroom facilities; (v) Realignment and enlargement of the existing on-site ornamental pond to facilitate surface water attenuation; (vi) Installation of infrastructure along Cross Avenue to facilitate connections to the municipal potable water supply at the junction of Cross Avenue and Booterstown Avenue and the surface water sewer at the junction of Cross Avenue and Mount Merrion Avenue; and (vii) The provision of pedestrian and vehicular access, landscaping, amenity and open space areas, boundary treatments, associated bicycle and car parking, associated plant, bike, bin and bulky storage, public lighting and all ancillary development works. The proposed development adjoins Protected Structure - Chesterfield House (RPS: No. 171), to the north. All application documentation and information are available for public viewing at the following website set up by the applicant: https://www.chesterfieldlrdplanning.com/

In the townland of Merrion, Chesterfield, Cross Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
DecisionGrant permission
Decided09 January 2026
Application typePermission (LRD)
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