Laurel Hill, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Demolition of a house to build a two-storey retirement facility with 60 care beds and 13 staff rooms.
S01A/0624 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 28 March 2002
- Reference
- S01A/0624
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 March 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing house to construct a two-storey retirement facility. It will feature communal dining, healthcare facilities, 60 care beds, 13 staff bedrooms, an electricity sub-station, and a relocated site entrance.
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Official record
Development description
Relocated site entrance to serve proposed development consisting of retirement facilities in a two-storey building including communal dining, recreation, hygiene and healthcare facilities; special care nursing with 35 beds at ground floor level and 25 beds and 13 staff bedrooms at first floor level; associated landscaping, site development works, carparking and site services. The proposed development also includes demolition of an existing habitable house on site and construction of a sub-station. It is proposed to relocate the proposed access point approx. 75 meters to the south within the same site off stocking lane.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurel Cottage, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Jun 2026 | €710,000 | 172 m |
| 18 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €718,062 | 204 m |
| 6 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €651,982 | 267 m |
| 49 Cluain Na Cathrach, Athenryprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €378,855 | 299 m |
| 8 Airpark Square, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham | May 2025 | €670,000 | 299 m |
| 6 Airpark Square, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham | Sept 2025 | €600,000 | 304 m |
| 16 Prospect View, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €582,000 | 311 m |
| 22 Airpark Square, Rathfarnham, Dublin14 | Oct 2025 | €762,000 | 312 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 received28 March 2002
- Further information requested22 November 2001
- Further information received28 March 2002
- Decision due23 May 2002
- Decision issued27 May 2002
- Grant issued10 July 2002
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- GrantedAt this site
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