GrantedApartmentsDecided 9 February 2009

Fernhill Cottage, Kilgobbin Lane, Stepaside, Co Dublin

Demolition of a house to build a four-storey block of nine apartments over a basement.

D08A/0897 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 January 2009

Reference: D08A/0897
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 January 2009

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of one dwelling house and the construction of a residential block. The new four-storey building over a basement car park will contain six apartments and three duplex units.

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Residential units: 9
Storeys: 4

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Development description

The demolition of 1 no. Dwelling house and construction of a mix residential development consisting of 9no. Apartments broken down as follows: 6 no. 2-bedroom apartments and 3 no. 3-bedroom duplex apartments in 1 no. 4-storey block over the basement car park, with the third floor set back for duplex units. Proposed terraces and balconies are facing north, south-west and south-east. Vehicular and pedestrian accesses from kilgobbin lane; access to the basement car park is proposed via a two-...

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
17 Belarmine Park, Stepaside, Dublin 18	Jun 2026	€1,160,000	45 m
31 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin	Jun 2025	€395,000	93 m
30 The Rectory, Stepaside, Dublinnot full market price	Apr 2026	€161,000	97 m
49 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18	Nov 2025	€420,000	114 m
51 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18	May 2026	€425,000	114 m
21 The Rectory, Stepaside, Dublin 18	Nov 2025	€391,000	115 m
10 Belarmine Way, Stepaside, Dublin	Nov 2025	€402,500	120 m
24 Belarmine Way, Stepaside, Dublin 18	May 2025	€711,000	132 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 January 2009
Decision issued9 February 2009
Appeal submitted6 March 2009
Appeal decided19 November 2009

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