{"id":465907,"date":"2026-05-25T08:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465907\/"},"modified":"2026-05-25T08:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T08:15:08","slug":"plan-for-583-apartments-in-walkinstown-wins-backing-of-an-coimisiun-pleanala-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/465907\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan for 583 apartments in Walkinstown wins backing of An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Plans for 583 apartments in Walkinstown can proceed  after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-coimisiun-pleanala\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/an-coimisiun-pleanala\/\">An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la<\/a> rejected an appeal from a nearby waste facility to block the development.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">KeyWaste Ltd, since renamed KeyGreen Ltd, which operates a 24-hour waste facility in Greenhills Industrial Estate next to the site, was concerned that complaints from future residents over noise and smells could see restrictions placed on its operations. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Planning permission was originally granted to Steeplefield Ltd by South Dublin County Council for a large-scale residential development   in December 2025. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The site is currently occupied by a former Chadwicks builders merchant premises \u2013 a two-storey office building and nine warehouse buildings, all of which will be demolished. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">KeyWaste raised concerns that \u201cthe siting of a new residential block in such close proximity to a busy 24-hour waste facility will result in unwarranted complaints from residents that have the potential to jeopardise the operations of the facility\u201d. It specifically raised the potential for conflict over noise and odour coming from its plant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">In its decision, An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la noted KeyWaste\u2019s concerns regarding the \u201cinappropriate juxtaposition of sensitive residential uses and an established 24-hour waste facility\u201d. However, it decided the proposed development had been \u201csuitably designed and mitigated to avoid any unacceptable impacts for future residents or any associated impacts on the operation of the KeyWaste facility\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The site off Greenhills Road will accommodate 288 one-bed apartments, 238 two-bed apartments, and 57 three-bed apartments in four blocks ranging from five to 11 storeys in height. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">The development will also include space for a childcare facility and seven ground-floor commercial units. It will have car parking for 267 vehicles and 1,269 bicycles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">Joe Bergin, chief executive of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/elkstone\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/tags\/elkstone\/\">Elkstone<\/a>, the private market investment firm financially backing Steeplefield Ltd, said it was \u201cpleased to have approval for 583 new apartments bringing much-needed supply to Dublin and helping ease pressure on renters and buyers\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">\u201cElkstone\u2019s focus is to bridge capital and delivery across Ireland\u2019s housing and innovation markets,\u201d Bergin added. <\/p>\n<p class=\"c-paragraph paywall \">A second company operating close to the Chadwicks site \u2013 concrete pumping business Ravensburg Unlimited \u2013 also filed an appeal against the Steeplefield plan but subsequently withdrew its objection earlier this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plans for 583 apartments in Walkinstown can proceed after An Coimisi\u00fan Plean\u00e1la rejected an appeal from a nearby&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":465908,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[75,72,12203,61,60,13357],"class_list":["post-465907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-an-coimisiun-pleanala","tag-business","tag-elkstone","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-south-dublin-county-council"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=465907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/465907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/465908"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=465907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=465907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=465907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}