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Proposed Social and Affordable Mixed Tenure Housing Development, on SDCC land at Castlefield Avenue, Old Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.

Construction of 29 social and affordable homes including houses and apartments in buildings up to three storeys tall.

PT8SD359 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 March 2026

Reference: PT8SD359
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Application Under Part 8
Received: 5 March 2026

Summary

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The proposed development consists of 29 mixed-tenure homes. This includes 8 three-storey terraced houses, 4 two-bedroom apartments in a two-storey building, and a two-to-three storey building containing 17 apartments. The works also include a pumping station, parking, and landscaping.

Housing estatesocial housingapartmentsresidential

Residential units: 29
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development is comprised of 29 homes and all associated open spaces and all site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development and will include: i. Construction of 8 no. Three-storey, three-bedroom houses in two terraced buildings. Ii. Construction of 4 no. Two-bedroom apartments in a two-storey building. Iii. Construction of a two and three-storey apartment building which will comprise: 1 no. Studio apartment, 8 no. One-bedroom apartments, 4 no. Two-bedroom apartments and 4 no. Three-bedroom apartments. Iv. New boundary treatment to adjoining properties and roads. Associated upgrading of roadways and paths, provision of car and cycle parking spaces. All hard and soft landscape works, lighting, boundary structures and all associated ancillary buildings, infrastructure to include a pumping station, and all site and development works necessary to facilitate the proposed development. The proposal has undergone screening for appropriate assessment in accordance with article 6(3) of the habitats directive (92/43/eec) and screening for environmental impact assessment under the eia directive 2011/92/eu, as amended by directive 2014/52/eu. In accordance with article 81 of the planning & development regulations 2001, as amended, the planning authority has made a determination and concluded that: (a) the proposed development, either individually or in combination with other plans and projects, is not likely to have a significant effect on any european site(s) and therefore a stage 2 appropriate assessment is not required. (b) there is no real likelihood of significant effects on the environment arising from the proposed development and that the proposed development is not of a class set out under schedule 5 of the planning and development regulations 2001, as amended, and therefore does not require an environmental impact assessment report (eiar). Any person may, within 4 weeks from the date of publication of this notice, apply to an coimisiún pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. The plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection online on the council’s public consultation portal website (http://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie) during the period from 5th of march 2026 to 21st of april 2026. Printed plans and particulars of the proposed development are available for inspection or purchase at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy at county hall, tallaght, dublin 24, during office hours from 5th of march 2026 to 7th of april 2026. Submissions: submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the proposed development will be situated may be made in writing up to 21st of april 2026 and may be submitted as follows
On south dublin county council’s public consultation portal website http://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie, under consultation by 11:59pm on 21st of april 2026. Or
In writing addressed to the senior executive officer, housing directorate, south dublin county council, county hall, tallaght, dublin 24, to be received on or before 5.00pm on 21st of april 2026. Submission should be labelled “29no. New homes at castlefield avenue, knocklyon, dublin 16” note: please make your submission by one medium only. Only submissions received by 21st of april 2026 and addressed as set out above will be considered. Submissions should state the name, address, and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. Which you represent. Only submissions received as set out above will be considered. It should be noted that the freedom of information act, 1997-2006 (as amended) applies to all records held by south dublin county council. The council’s personal data privacy statements can be viewed at www. Sdcc. Ie and all personal data will be retained in line with statutory requirements

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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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
Hillside, Old Knocklyon Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16	Apr 2025	€630,000	28 m
3 Taobh Na Coille, Old Knocklyon Road, Knocklyon Dublin 16	Jun 2026	€551,000	91 m
6 Taoibh Na Coille, Ballycullen Rd, Knocklyon Dublin 16	May 2025	€626,000	113 m
1 Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Jan 2026	€600,000	155 m
7 Homeville Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€393,000	176 m
Apt 5 Prospect Lodge, Knocklyn Road, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€330,000	248 m
40 Monalea Park, Firhouse, Dublin 24	Apr 2025	€593,000	282 m
32 Castlefield Court, Castlefield Manor, Knocklyon Dublin 16	Jul 2025	€571,000	294 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 March 2026

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