Former Maxol Filling Station, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Declaration on whether resuming operations at a former filling station in Rathfarnham is development.
ED10/0015 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 May 2010
- Reference
- ED10/0015
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 18 May 2010
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration is sought to determine whether the resumption of a filling station at a former Maxol site on Whitechurch Road constitutes development.
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
Whether resumption of a filling station at premises on whitechurch road, rathfarnham is or is not development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 67 m |
| 5 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 1 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €403,000 | 90 m |
| 10 White Church Abbey, Grange Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 145 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 158 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 162 m |
| 39 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €617,000 | 172 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 178 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 received18 May 2010
- Decision due14 June 2010
- Decision issued17 June 2010
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SD15A/0289South DublinLodged 25 Sept 2015Apartments
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