GrantedHousing estateDecided 24 April 2026

Townlands of Balally, Woodside, at Blackglen Rd, Slate Cabin Lane, D 18

Demolition of derelict structures and construction of up to 87 residential units on Blackglen Road.

D25A/0941/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 December 2025

Reference: D25A/0941/WEB
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 December 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The development proposes clearing existing derelict residential structures to build 87 homes, comprising 50 duplex units in three-storey blocks and 37 two-storey houses. An alternative layout option is included to substitute two duplex units for a 132.3 sq.m crèche, reducing the total residential count to 85 units. Access will be provided via a new entrance on Blackglen Road.

Housing estatehousing estateduplexcreche

Residential units: 87

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 proposed development consists of demolition of the existing, derelict, former residential structures on the site and construction of 87no. Residential units, which comprises a mix of 50 no. Duplex units in 3 storey buildings (2no. 1 beds, 23no. 2 beds and 25no. 3 beds) and 37 no. 2 storey houses (27no. 3 bed and 10no. 4 bed); all houses are provided with private rear gardens, and all duplexes are provided with private terraces or balconies. The duplexes are provided in 3no. Blocks (a, b and c). Block a contains 16no. Dwelling units and fronts onto blackglen road. Block b and c are located centrally within the site. Block b contains 18 dwelling units and block c contains 16 dwelling units; an alternative layout which allows for the inclusion of a centrally located crèche (132.3sq. M), in lieu of 2 duplex ground floor units at block b is also proposed (this results in a revised total of 85 no. Dwelling units); the proposed development will be accessed via one new vehicular entrance off blackglen road, with a secondary pedestrian and cyclist connection also provided off blackglen road. An additional pedestrian and cyclist only connection is also proposed to slate cabin lane; the development includes a wildlife corridor along the entire eastern boundary of the site transversing north to south of the site, with a total public open space area of 2,861 sq. M provided. 540 sq. M of semi-private communal open space is provided at podium level between blocks a and b; 139 no. Car parking spaces are provided, comprising 74 no. Predominately on-curtilage spaces for the houses, 60 no. Spaces allocated to the apartments, 2no. Visitor spaces and 3 no. Disabled spaces. A total of 264 no. Bicycle parking spaces is provided, of which 121 no. Are located in the rear gardens of the houses, 123 no. Within dedicated bike stores/private terraces, and 20 no. Spaces for short-term visitor parking; all associated and ancillary site development and landscape works, hard and soft landscaping and boundary treatment works, including drainage and suds infrastructure, 1 no. Esb transformer, bin stores; all on a site of approx. 1.94ha.

Built & sold

What happened next

Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Mountainview, Blackglen Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18	Jul 2025	€710,000	199 m
88 Clon Brugh, Aikens Village, Sandyford Dublin 18	Mar 2025	€745,000	363 m
Pine Lodge, Blackglen Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18	Apr 2026	€925,000	385 m
Woodside, Sandyford, Dublin 18	Nov 2025	€642,000	410 m
103 Clon Brugh, Aikens Village, Sandyford Dublin 18	Sept 2025	€650,000	411 m
Apt 6 The Hill, Clon Brugh Aikens Village Woodside, Sandyford Dublin	Jun 2025	€360,000	430 m
2 Lamb Doyles, Blackglen Roadprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€1,101,322	437 m
4 The Glen Block D, Clon Brugh, Aikens Village Dublin 18	Feb 2026	€435,000	443 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 received5 December 2025
Decision due24 April 2026
Decision issued24 April 2026
Appeal submitted19 May 2026

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.