Oaklands, Burrow Road, Stepaside (townland of Ballyedmondduff), Dublin 18
Construction of a highly sustainable, single-storey eco-house with integrated solar panels and a reed bed wastewater system.
D14A/0861 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 May 2015
- Reference
- D14A/0861
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 May 2015
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a 70 sqm, one-bedroom eco-house designed to meet the Living Building Challenge standards. The sustainable build features 14 sqm of integrated solar panels, a water storage tank, and an 18 sqm reed bed wastewater treatment system.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 70 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for the construction of a new eco house and natural wastewater treatment systems. It is designed to meet the imperatives of the living building challenge; the world's most rigorous standard for sustainable construction and will be one of the first living buildings in europe. The development comprises a 70 sqm single storey 1 bedroom house and external porch, including 14 sqm of building-integrated solar panels, 2 sqm water storage tank at 1st floor level and 18 sqm reed bed wastewa...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.”
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 116 The Rectory, Stepaside, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €380,000 | 194 m |
| 108 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside | May 2025 | €370,000 | 196 m |
| 58 The Rectory, Stepaside, Co Dublin | May 2025 | €374,000 | 229 m |
| 163 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €695,000 | 229 m |
| 53 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €405,000 | 232 m |
| 55 The Rectory, Stepaside, Dublin | May 2026 | €391,000 | 232 m |
| 51 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €425,000 | 245 m |
| 49 The Rectory, Enniskerry Rd, Stepaside Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €420,000 | 245 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 May 2015
- Decision issued26 May 2015
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