GrantedApartmentsDecided 29 January 2026

site of c.0.84 ha at Rocklawn, Leopardstown Road, Dublin 18

Extension of duration application for 112 build-to-rent apartments in two blocks at Rocklawn, Leopardstown Road.

ABP31166921/E · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 28 November 2025

Reference: ABP31166921/E
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received: 28 November 2025

Summary

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This application seeks to extend the duration of permission for a strategic housing development of 112 build-to-rent apartments (72 one-bed and 40 two-bed units) across two blocks ranging from 4 to 6 storeys. The scheme includes residential amenity space, 51 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, and a new public pedestrian link.

Apartmentsapartmentsbuild to rentextension of duration

Residential units: 112
Storeys: 6

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a strategic housing development consisting of the construction of 112 no. Build to rent apartments (72 no. One-bedroom apartments; and 40 no. Two-bedroom apartments) arranged in 2 no. Apartment blocks. Block a is principally 4 no. Stories in height with a 6 no. Storey element, block b is principally 4 no. Stories in height with a 5 no. Storey element. This includes c. 320 sqm of residential amenity space in 2 no. Dedicated spaces located in the ground floor of blocks a and b, together with: post and parcel storage facilities; waste storage facilities; 144 no. Secure bicycle parking spaces; and, 1 no. External esb substation/ switch room (c. 27 sqm). The development will also consist of the provision of: private open spaces (including balconies), communal and public open space areas (including the creation of a public pedestrian link between leopardstown road to the north, via the proposed development, to an existing area of open space at leopardstown heights south); a communal courtyard and play area; 51 no. Car parking spaces and 32 no. External bicycle parking spaces; 2 no. Motorbike spaces; boundary treatments and street lighting; the provision of sustainable urban drainage systems (suds); changes in levels across the site and associated site excavation works; hard and soft landscaping works; and, all other works and services necessary, above and below ground, to facilitate the construction and operation of the proposed development. The development will also be served by an upgraded vehicular and pedestrian entrance from leopardstown road. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the dún laoghaire-rathdown county development plan 2016-2022. The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the planning and development act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. The application 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 south dublin county council. The application may also be inspected online at the following website set up by the applicant: www. Rocklawnshd. Ie

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective ARS

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

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
1 Leopardstown Rise, Leopardstown Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18	Mar 2026	€1,255,000	60 m
10 Leopardstown Rise, Leopardstown Rd, Dublin 18	Jul 2025	€1,310,000	110 m
4 Mount Eagle Lawn, Leopardstown, Dublin 18	Mar 2025	€705,000	139 m
13 Mount Eagle Lawn, Leopardstown Heights, Dublin 18	May 2026	€825,000	145 m
15 Mount Eagle Green, Leopardstown, Dublin 18	May 2026	€692,000	195 m
Wildrock, Leopardstown Road, Sandyfordnot full market price	Dec 2025	€1,560,000	199 m
16 Murphystown Rd, Leopardstown, Dublin 18	Dec 2025	€860,000	208 m
18 Murphystown Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18	Feb 2025	€690,000	215 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 received28 November 2025
Decision due30 January 2026
Decision issued29 January 2026

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