Chapelizod site offers housing potential

Willow Vale in Chapelizod, Dublin, is being offered for sale with a €2.75m guide price

Donal Buckley

A 5.3-acre site on the banks of the Liffey in Chapelizod, west Dublin, is being offered for sale with a €2.75m guide price.

Known as Willow Vale, it is just 3km from the Criminal Courts of Justice and 5.5km from O’Connell Bridge in Dublin city.

Selling agents Savills point out that, in terms of zoning, the land is split in two with 0.52 acres located near the road Zoned Z1 Residential. The other 4.8 acres are zoned Z9 Open Space.

In addition, the sale includes two houses: Willow Vale, a four-bedroom detached house located within the site, and 5 Hibernian Terrace, a three-bedroom semi-detached property located on Chapelizod Road.

A feasibility study prepared by HKR Architects indicates the potential for 29 apartments on the residential-zoned portion of the lands.

Andrew Sherry, from Savills, says that additional lands may be rezoned in future through engagement with Dublin City Council.

Across the road a new development, known as Springvale, includes 71 apartments in six blocks.

With 200m of frontage to the Liffey, the Open Space part of the site may also have potential for water sports or other amenities while a developer is awaiting negotiations for rezoning and planning.

Dublin city centre is easily accessible via Conyngham Road which passes the Phoenix Park, while Chapelizod bypass provides a link to Heuston Station and the N4/M4/M50.