GrantedApartmentsDecided 29 May 2023

Site at Taylors Land & Edmondstown Road, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16

Demolition of institutional buildings and construction of 402 apartments in Ballyboden.

LRD23A/0002 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 April 2023

Reference: LRD23A/0002
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 3 April 2023

Summary

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This major development proposes the demolition of 5,231 square metres of former institutional buildings. In their place, three apartment blocks ranging from 2 to 5 storeys will be built, containing 402 apartments, a creche, two retail units, and a new public park.

Apartmentscrecheparkdemolitionmajor development

Residential units: 402
Storeys: 5
Floor area: 5,231 m²

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of the demolition of the existing former institutional buildings and associated outbuildings (c. 5,231 sq. M) and construction of a new residential development comprising 402 no. Apartments (39 no. 1 beds, 302 no. 2 beds and 61 no. 3 beds) within 3 no. Blocks ranging in height from 2 to 5 storeys over basement/ lower ground floor. All residential units will be provided with associated private balconies/ terraces to the north/ south/ east/ west elevations. The development will include the following: block a up to 5 storeys over basement/ lower ground floor providing 118 no. Units. Block b up to 5 storeys over basement providing 123 no. Units. Block c up to 5 storeys over basement/ lower ground floor providing 161 no. Units. The development will also include a creche (c. 656 sq. M) and 2 no. Retail units (c. 262 sq. M and c. 97 sq. M) all located within block a, along with c. 322 sq. M of internal residential communal space located in block c. The development will include the provision of a new public park in the north of the site along taylor's lane. The development will include 290 no. Car parking spaces and 1,054 no. Cycle parking spaces provided at basement/surface level. The development will include for a revised vehicular access from edmondstown road and an emergency vehicular access from taylor's lane along with pedestrian/cyclist accesses to/from the site. The development will include for road improvement works along edmondstown road including the existing junction of scholarstown road/ edmondstown road. The development will include for all associated site development works, open spaces, landscaping, suds features, boundary treatments, plant areas, waste management areas/bin stores, car/cycle parking areas (including ev parking), and services provision (including esb substation/ kiosks).

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RESRS

“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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Walnut View, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd	Dec 2025	€550,000	165 m
66a The Rise, Boden Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	May 2025	€662,000	184 m
5 Moyville Lawns, Ballyboden, Dublin 16	Sept 2025	€675,000	185 m
209 Ballyboden Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Apr 2025	€395,000	200 m
20 Moyville, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Nov 2025	€682,000	228 m
7 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16	May 2026	€464,000	245 m
8 Larch Dr, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16	May 2025	€508,000	249 m
9 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16	Mar 2026	€645,000	251 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received3 April 2023
Decision due29 May 2023
Decision issued29 May 2023
Appeal submitted26 June 2023
Appeal decided23 September 2025
Permission expiry22 January 2029

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