GrantedHousing estateDecided 21 July 2023

Lands measuring c.2.39 hectares at Kylemore, Woodlawn, Smallacre & Rockwinds, Church Road & No. 66 Watson Drive, Killiney, Co Dublin

Extension of duration for a 102-unit residential development in Killiney, including apartment blocks and house refurbishments.

ABP30133418/E · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 June 2023

Reference: ABP30133418/E
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received: 1 June 2023

Summary

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This application seeks an extension of duration for a strategic housing development comprising 102 residential units. The scheme includes 68 apartments across six blocks, 13 courtyard units, 21 houses, and the partial demolition and refurbishment of the former Kylemore Clinic.

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Residential units: 102
Storeys: 4
Floor area: 9,222 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the demolition of existing buildings to comprise the single storey dwellings smallacre, rockwinds and fire damaged woodlawn located on church road, and the two storey no. 66 watson drive, as well as the partial demolition and refurbishment of the former nursing home kylemore clinic of church road to include the demolition of outbuildings and partial demolition of a gale lodge relating to the former clinic (total gross floor area of demolition c. 1794sqm). The three existing vehicular accesses pertaining to smallacre, woodlawn and rockwinds will be closed up and replaced with two pedestrian and cycle accesses. The proposed residential development will consist of the provision of 102no. Residential units (total residential gross floor area c. 9222sqm) in a mix of 68no. Apartments, 13no. Courtyard units and 21 no. Houses as follows: 68no. Apartments within 6no. Blocks comprising 5no. 4 storey blocks (blocks c, d. E, j and k) with terraces/ balconies on all elevations consisting of 11no. 1 bed units and 51no. 2 bed units, and 1 no. 3 storey partially demolished, partially retained and refurbished 3 storey former kylemore clinic building (block h) consisting of 5no. 2 bed units and 1 no. 3 bed unit; 20no. Two and three storey terraced dwelling houses consisting of 12no. (c. 109.6sqm) type a 3bed units, 6no. (c. 162.1 sqm) 4bed type b units, 1 no. (c. 167.2sqm) 4bed type b1 unit. And 1no. (c. 167 2sqm) 4bed type b2 unit; 3no. 1 bed, 8no. 2bed and 2no. 3bed single and two storey type l and type m courtyard style houses (13no. Total); 1 no. Detached (c. 113sqm) type n 3bed single storey house within partiality demolished. Partially extended and refurbished gate lodge to be accessed off church road. The development includes for the following: provision of a total 163no. Car parking spaces consisting of 84no. Surface bays and 79no. Basement spaces within two underground parking facilities to include 4no. Visttor parking bays, 5no. Disabled parking bays, 9no. Motorcycle parking spaces, 22no. Electric car parking spaces, bin and bike stores to serve apartment blocks d, e, j, and k; and the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access route to serve the proposed development via watson road to be facilitated by the partial demolition of the northern stone boundary wall at a location generally between the existing dwellings curraun and slous, the provision of a new pedestrian and cyclist route to the west of the subject site via the to-be-demolished no. 66 watson drive which will also fatilttate surtace and foul water connection to the existing public system in watson drive, the setting back of the front wall along the eastern boundary of the site to facilitate the proposed 'r118 wyattville road to glenageary road upgrade and qbc scheme, the maintaining of the existing right of way for the adjoining existing 5no. Dwellings of st. Matthias wood through the south east of the site to retain their existing vehicular access via the kylemore gate lodge entrance and out to church road, the provision of all ancillary and associated site development works including 1 no. Electricity supply board sub-station (c. 20sqm), landscaping, public lighting, boundary treatment works, services provisions, plant end ancillary works including bin stores and bike storage. All on lands measuring c. 2.39 hectares at kylemore, woodlawn, smallacre and rockwinds, church road; and no. 66 watson drive, killiney, co. Dublin bounded generally to the east by the church road, to the west by housing known as st. Matthias wood and by watson drive, and to the north by an existing dwelling known as derriana. The site is zoned 'a' residential in the dun laoghaire rathdown county development plan 2016-2022 under which the proposed uses are permitted in principle. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the dun laoghaire county development plan 2016-2022.

Land-use zoning

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Objective ARS

“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Block J Kylemore, Church Road, Killineyprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€475,771	8 m
2 The Grove, Kylemore, Killineyprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€440,529	8 m
Apartment 2 Block J, Kylemore, Church Roadprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€440,529	8 m
Apt No.11 Merton, Kylemore Wood, Kylemoreprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€484,581	8 m
Apartment 7 Block J, Kylemore, Church Roadprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€471,366	8 m
Apartment 1 Merton, Kylemore Wood, Kylemoreprice excludes VAT	Oct 2025	€440,529	8 m
12 Smallacre, Kylemore Wood, Kylemoreprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€365,639	8 m
3 Woodview Block K, Kylemore, Church Roadprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€440,529	8 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

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Application received1 June 2023
Decision due26 July 2023
Decision issued21 July 2023

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