The Farmhouse Inn, Monkstown Farm, Monkstown, Co Dublin
Demolition of a pub to build four houses and a commercial unit with a duplex above.
D15A/0311 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 31 July 2015
- Reference
- D15A/0311
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 July 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe project proposes the demolition of the existing public house, off-licence, and outbuildings. It will be replaced by two blocks containing four two-storey dwellings, and one three-storey building with a ground-floor commercial unit and a duplex above.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 50 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 demolition of existing public house/off-licence/outbuildings and development of (block a - facing onto monkstown farm) consisting of two no. Two storey dwellings and one no. Three storey building with ground floor 50 sqm commercial unit (class 2 use) with one no. Duplex dwelling above, (block b - facing onto baile uí liachain), 2 no. Two storey dwellings. Roof lights to all units, new boundary walls, 5 no. Separate vehicular entrances off monkstown farm and baile uí liachai...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 25 October 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 30 August 2018.
3 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Lanesville, Glenageary, Dublin | May 2026 | €690,000 | 57 m |
| 19 Monkstown Farm, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €312,500 | 71 m |
| 3 Laurel Bank, Lanesville, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €570,000 | 80 m |
| 34 Laurel Bank, Lanesville, Monkstownnot full market price | Sept 2025 | €85,000 | 103 m |
| 25 Monkstown Farm, Monkstown, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €385,000 | 111 m |
| 26 Monkstown Farm, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Feb 2025 | €400,000 | 118 m |
| 20 Laurel Bank, Lanesville, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €504,000 | 121 m |
| 17 Oliver Plunkett Villas, Monkstown Farm, Monkstown Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €535,000 | 124 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received31 July 2015
- Decision issued27 August 2015
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the installation of an external metal fire escape stairs to the north-west side, serving the…
1 Lanesville Grove, Monkstown Farm, Monkstown, Co Dublin A96 CDC7
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- RefusedAt this site
Permission for the Change of Use of existing ground floor vacant commercial unit to a residential studio…
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D19A/0239Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Apr 2019Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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D07A/1461Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Oct 2007Apartments
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Permission is sought for the demolition of 3 no. existing commercial structures and construction of 2 no.…
3, Matthew Terrace, Monkstown Farm, Dun Laoghaire
D20A/0839/EDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jun 2026Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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D06A/1938Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2006Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for retention of garage workshop portocabin (office), toilet facilities and storage…
3 Matthew Terrace, Monkstown Farm, Co. Dublin.
D11A/0143Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Mar 2011Retention
- RefusedAt this site
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D20A/0839Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Nov 2020Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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