39, Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14C8Y0
Demolition of a house and tennis court to build 52 apartments in two blocks up to five storeys tall.
D24A/0250/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 6 December 2024
- Reference
- D24A/0250/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves the demolition of an existing dwelling and tennis court to construct two apartment buildings. Block A will be four storeys over basement, while Blocks B and C will range from four to five storeys over basement. The scheme includes 52 apartments, basement parking for 58 cars, and associated site works at a protected structure site.
- Residential units
- 52
- Storeys
- 5
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
The development will consist of permission for demolition of existing dwelling and tennis court construction of 2 no. Apartment buildings set around landscaped open space. The northern building (block a) has a height of 4-storey over basement. The southern building (blocks b & c) has a height of 4 to 5-storey over basement. The proposed buildings will accommodate 52 no. Apartments comprising 38 no. 2-bedroom and 14 no. 3 bedroom units, all with associated balconies/terraces. The basement will accommodate 58 no. Car parking spaces, refuse store, plant room and apartment storage area. The development will include: vehicular and pedestrian access from woodside drive via a revised entrance arrangement ramped vehicular access to the basement cycle parking, landscaped open spaces and boundary treatments construction of a foul drain to connect to the existing sewer at woodside drive/hillside drive construction of a surface water drain to connect to the existing sewer at woodside estate (located within the boundary of south dublin county council); associated site works and services. A protected structure. The application is submitted to dun laoghaire rathdown county council and south dublin county council. The site is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (lime kiln, ref. 315).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79 Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €715,000 | 127 m |
| 11 Crannagh Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €1,220,000 | 128 m |
| 2 Hillside Drive, Castlepark, Rathfarnham | May 2025 | €1,650,000 | 135 m |
| 37 Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14not full market price | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 151 m |
| 5 Crannagh Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €1,050,000 | 156 m |
| 6 Crannagh Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €1,035,000 | 192 m |
| Rathlin, Hillside Dr, Castle Park Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €2,250,000 | 206 m |
| 58 Crannagh Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €1,000,000 | 232 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 received6 December 2024
- Decision due10 January 2025
- Decision issued9 January 2025
- Appeal submitted4 February 2025
- Appeal decided4 September 2025
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 development at 39 Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin — The site is located within the…
39, Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14C8Y0
SD24A/0084WSouth DublinLodged 18 Apr 2024Apartments
- Granted60 m away
Removal of existing damaged brick gate posts, dwarf wall and painted steel railings, and replacement with new…
Castle Golf Club, Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
D04A/0370Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Apr 2004Alterations
- Granted60 m away
Removal of garage and associated outbuildings to the east side of the dwelling house and the construction of…
No. 1 Hillside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
D02A/0680Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jul 2002Extension
- Refused60 m away
To widen the vehicular entrance at the front of the house and permission is sought for the retention of…
52, Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD07A/0754South DublinLodged 19 Sept 2007Retention
- Refused60 m away
Retention of alternate use of part of the existing house as a clinic for alternative remedies
52, Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD07A/0170South DublinLodged 12 Jul 2007Retention
- Granted60 m away
Retention of alternate use of one room in the existing house as a clinic for alternative remedies for a…
52, Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin, 14
SD11A/0214South DublinLodged 2 Sept 2011Retention
- Granted70 m away
Demolish existing single storey extension to rear and construct new single storey extension with kitchen,…
51, Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06B/0104South DublinLodged 24 Feb 2006Extension
- Invalid70 m away
Demolish part of existing front boundary wall, widen driveway by 2 metres and construct new pier
51, Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06B/0476South DublinLodged 23 Jun 2006Alterations
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