Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 15 July 2020

on a site of c. 0.51ha which includes No. 4 Clonard Road; Clonard Lodge on the corner of Clonard Road/Sandyford Road; and Ballawley Lodge and adjoining temporary accommodation on Sandyford Road, Sandyford, Dublin 16.

Demolition of existing buildings and construction of a Build-to-Rent apartment development.

D20A/0291 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 17 April 2020

Reference
D20A/0291
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
17 April 2020

Summary

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The proposed development on a 0.51-hectare site involves the demolition of all existing buildings. It will be replaced by a Build-to-Rent apartment development comprising three blocks ranging from 3 to 5 storeys in height.

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Official record

Development description

The site is bounded by clonard road to the south; no. 6 clonard road to the south-west; the rear gardens of nos. 27/28/29/30/31 ballawley court to the west/north-west; the rear of garden of no. 32 ballawley court to the north; and sandyford road to the east. The development will consist of the following: demolition of all existing buildings on site (c. 547.7sq. M in total). The construction of a build to rent (btr) apartment development comprising 3 no. Blocks (3-5 storeys in height) consisti...

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
AddressDatePriceDistance
1 Rathdown Grove, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum Dublin 14Mar 2026€575,00065 m
2 Ballawley Lodge, Sandyford Road, Dundrumprice excludes VATJun 2026€823,78971 m
3 Rathdown Grove, Sandyford Rd, Sandyford Dublin 16Apr 2025€400,00072 m
6 Rathdown Terrace, Sandyford Rd, Dundrum Dublin 16not full market priceDec 2025€155,55592 m
Elkwood, 164 Sandyford Road, Dublin 16Jun 2025€825,000123 m
17 Rowans Rd, Wedgewood, Sandyford Dublin 16Jan 2026€665,000140 m
5 Balally Hill, Dundrum, Dublin 16Aug 2025€714,000175 m
Sancta Maria, Rathdown Tce, Sandyford RdDec 2025€1,100,000187 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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  1. Application received17 April 2020
  2. Decision issued15 July 2020
  3. Appeal submitted11 August 2020
  4. Appeal decided19 November 2021

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