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Fingal Weekly Planning12 Mar 2026

F26A/0182E

lands between Whitestown Road and Old Road, Rush, County Dublin

Lead potentialHigh

25 residential units with demolition, drainage pump station, landscaping and infrastructure works on 0.587 hectares - substantial scope.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeMixed
Development sectorResidential
Matched trades8

Source description

What is being proposed

Permission is sought for 1. Demolition of existing single storey derelict cottage c. 59sqm and associated building located within the eastern portion of the site, 2. Construction of a residential development consisting of 25 no. residential units, including: (a) 3 no. 3-storey detached and end-of-terrace 4-bedroom dwellings (including attic level accommodation). (b) 5 no. 2-storey terraced and semi-detached 3-bedroom dwellings. (c) 3 no. 2-storey end-of-terrace and semi-detached 2-bedroom dwellings. (d) Duplex 3-storey units consisting of 7 no. single storey ground floor 2-bedroom dwellings and 7 no. 2-storey over ground floor 3-bedrooms dwellings (14 no. Duplex dwellings in total). Each of the 11 no.…

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Permission is sought for 1. Demolition of existing single storey derelict cottage c. 59sqm and associated building located within the eastern portion of the site, 2. Construction of a residential development consisting of 25 no. residential units, including: (a) 3 no. 3-storey detached and end-of-terrace 4-bedroom dwellings (including attic level accommodation). (b) 5 no. 2-storey terraced and semi-detached 3-bedroom dwellings. (c) 3 no. 2-storey end-of-terrace and semi-detached 2-bedroom dwellings. (d) Duplex 3-storey units consisting of 7 no. single storey ground floor 2-bedroom dwellings and 7 no. 2-storey over ground floor 3-bedrooms dwellings (14 no. Duplex dwellings in total). Each of the 11 no. dwelling houses will be provided with 2 no. on-curtilage car park spaces, excepting 2 no. 2-bedroom houses no.s 7 and 8 which will have just 1 no. on-curtilage car park space each. Each of the 11 no. dwelling houses will have accessible private amenity rear garden space with space for bins and bicycle storage. Each of the 7 no. lower Duplex 2-bedroom ground floor dwellings will have a single-and-a-half allocated car park space, with a small front entrance area to include bin and bike storage. Each of the 7 no. upper Duplex 3-bedroom units will have 2 no. on-curtilage car park spaces each, and a private amenity space in the form of terraces at first floor level. With bin and bike storage provided under the exterior access stairs. 3. A total of 52 no. parking spaces including 6 no. visitor parking spaces are provided, plus an additional accessible parking space, together with a total of 14 no. visitor bicycle parking spaces. 4. Provision of a new landscaped open space 890 sq.m. with play area. 5. Provision of a new vehicular access off Old Road to the north of the site with public footpaths and shared surfaces, including 1 no. new pedestrian ramped access point to the south of site on to Whitestown Road. 6. New drainage works to include provision of a new pump station on site. 7. Landscaping and boundary treatments, open space, foul and surface water drainage, lighting, infrastructure works and all associated ancillary site works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. All at a site of 0.587 hectares.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

8 evidence-led matches
01

Demolition

High

Demolition of existing single storey derelict cottage c.59sqm and associated building explicitly proposed.

02

Groundworks Drainage

High

New drainage works including pump station, foul and surface water drainage, new vehicular access and shared surfaces.

03

Landscaping Siteworks

High

New landscaped open space 890sqm with play area, landscaping and boundary treatments explicitly proposed.

04

Main Contracting

High

25 residential units including houses and duplexes with demolition, drainage, landscaping and infrastructure works.

05

Civil Utilities

Medium

New pump station, foul and surface water drainage, infrastructure works.

06

Concrete Masonry

Medium

25 residential units including 3-storey dwellings and duplexes requiring substantial masonry construction.

07

Quantity Surveying

Medium

25-unit residential development with demolition, drainage and infrastructure represents substantial cost planning.

08

Roofing

Medium

Multiple dwelling types including attic level accommodation and 3-storey units.