GrantedOtherDecided 20 January 2009

Knockrabo, Goatstown, Dublin 14.

Development on a 2.4-hectare site at Knockrabo bounded by protected structures.

D08A/0457 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 December 2008

Reference: D08A/0457
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 15 December 2008

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a development on a 2.4-hectare site at Knockrabo in Goatstown. The site is bounded by the reservation for the Sandyford to St. Helen's link road and features nearby protected structures including the former Knockrabo House gates and Cedarmount House.

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought for development at this site of approx. 2.4 hectares, known as kockrabo, at goatstown, dublin 14, bounded generally by the reservation for sandyford to st. Helen's link road to the north, mount anville road (and gate lodge and entrance gates and piers (to the former knockrabo house which are protected structures) to the south, ardilea downs to the east and reservation for sandyford to st. Helen's link road and cedarmount house and lodge (both protected structures...

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
4 Knockrabo Avenue, Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road	Jan 2026	€1,255,000	40 m
18 Knockrabo Drive, Knockrabo, Mount Anville Road	Dec 2025	€1,490,000	94 m
20 Knockrabo Drive, Mountanville Road, Dublin 14	Feb 2025	€1,300,000	96 m
26 Ardilea Downs, Dublin 14, Dublin	Dec 2025	€1,100,000	148 m
19 Ardilea Crescent, Heidelberg, Clonskeagh	Aug 2025	€1,235,000	207 m
Apt 87 Ardilea Crescent, Ardilea, Clonskeagh	Aug 2025	€755,000	222 m
76 Ardilea Crescent, Heidelberg, Ardilea	Aug 2025	€632,000	222 m
3 Hollywood Mews, Mount Anville Road, Dublin 14	Jun 2025	€685,000	225 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 received15 December 2008
Decision issued20 January 2009
Appeal submitted11 February 2009
Appeal decided18 November 2009

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