GrantedApartmentsDecided 23 October 2024

Rockbrook, Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Business District, Sandyford, Dublin 18

Extension of duration for a 428-apartment development in Sandyford.

ABP30440519/E · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 October 2024

Reference: ABP30440519/E
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received: 1 October 2024

Summary

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This application seeks to extend the planning permission for a strategic housing development known as RB Central. The proposed scheme consists of 428 apartments across two blocks ranging from five to fourteen storeys, and includes a crèche.

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Residential units: 428
Storeys: 14
Floor area: 41,347 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a strategic housing development with an application site area of c. 2.02 ha (excluding basements), including the extent of carmanhall road required for proposed flood mitigation works, on lands forming part of a development generally known as rockbrook, located at the junction of blackthorn drive and carmanhall road, sandyford business district, sandyford, dublin 18, principally bounded by existing mixed use and residential development to the north (grande central and south central); carmanhall road to the south; undeveloped lands to the east (known as the tivway site) and an existing part-constructed office development to the west (the sentinel). The development, which is known as rb central with a total gross floor area of c. 41,347 sq m (excluding basements) will consist of 428 no. Apartments comprising two blocks arranged around two courtyards ranging in height from five to fourteen storeys (including ground floor mezzanine, all over three existing part-constructed basement levels) comprising 32 no. Studio apartments; 122 no. 1 bedroom apartments; 251 no. 2 bedroom apartments and 23 no. 3 bedroom apartments. The development will also include a crèche (486 sq m) with ancillary outdoor play areas; 4 no. Ground floor local/neighbourhood retail units (862 sq m); communal community residents' facilities (934 sq m in total) including a multi-purpose space (184 sq m), laundry and community co- working area (97 sq m) at ground floor level, and residents' exercise area, break-out/meeting areas, book and media sharing areas, reading/seating areas, play area and tv/games area located at various levels throughout the proposed development (653 sq m); entrance halls; private, communal and public open space provision including balconies, winter gardens and terraces to be provided on all elevations at all levels as required; roof gardens; courtyards; boulevards; urban plaza; amenity lawn and play areas; basement car parking (508 no. Spaces in total); 3 no. Surface crèche drop-off parking spaces; car club spaces; 593 no. Cycle parking spaces (long and short stay spaces including secure stands); motorcycle parking; storage areas; internal roads and pathways; pedestrian access points; hard and soft landscaping, street furniture and boundary treatments; changes in level; services provision and related pipework including diversions; plant (including rooftop plant); electric vehicle charging points; esb substations and switchrooms; waste management areas; green roofs; attenuation tank; flood mitigation measures to carmanhall road including footpath upgrade and flood wall; car park ventilation areas; set-down areas; signage; completion and re-configuration of the existing basement levels including related site clearance works and removal of services; public lighting and all site development and excavation works above and below ground. Vehicular access to the site will be from blackthorn drive and carmanhall road with dedicated bicycle access from blackthorn drive. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the dun laoghaire-rathdown county development plan 2016-2022. An environmental impact assessment report has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. The application, together with the environmental impact assessment report may be inspected, or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy, during public opening hours at the offices of an bord pleanála and dun laoghaire-rathdown county council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Rbcentralplanning. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective MICUC

“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”

National zoning type: Other mix of uses

Objective set by the COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18	Sept 2025	€335,000	80 m
189 Grand Central, Rockbrook, Carmanhall Rd Dublin 18	Mar 2026	€535,000	84 m
16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18	Jul 2025	€1,065,000	108 m
83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin	Oct 2025	€510,000	123 m
Apt.107, Grande Central, Sandyford	Jul 2025	€585,000	127 m
98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18	Jan 2025	€521,000	128 m
501 The Edges 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18	Feb 2025	€386,000	132 m
Apt 104 C3 The Edges, Beacon South, Sandyford Dublin 18	Aug 2025	€522,000	132 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

Timeline

Application received1 October 2024
Decision due25 October 2024
Decision issued23 October 2024

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