Laurel Hill, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin.
Demolition of a house to build a 43-bedroom nursing home, daycare centre, and a detached clinic.
S99A/0171 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 June 1999
- Reference
- S99A/0171
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 June 1999
- Floor area
- 2980.35 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing house to construct a single-storey 43-bedroom nursing home and daycare centre with a part two-storey staff section. It also includes a detached single-storey clinic with two surgery rooms, a new entrance, and associated car parking.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
Development of 43 bedroom single storey nursing home and daycare centre with part 2-storey section for staff facilites and adjacent detached single storey clinic with 2 surgery rooms. Development includes for demolition of existing house, new drainage connection to public system via rathfarnham golf club, new entrance with signage and realignment of boundary wall at stocking lane, associated car parking, realignment to entrance avenue on the site and landscaping.
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 | 189 m |
| 18 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €718,062 | 208 m |
| 6 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €651,982 | 272 m |
| 49 Cluain Na Cathrach, Athenryprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €378,855 | 303 m |
| 8 Airpark Square, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham | May 2025 | €670,000 | 309 m |
| 16 Prospect View, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €582,000 | 310 m |
| 6 Airpark Square, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham | Sept 2025 | €600,000 | 315 m |
| 22 Airpark Square, Rathfarnham, Dublin14 | Oct 2025 | €762,000 | 325 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 received2 June 1999
- Further information requested17 May 1999
- Further information received2 June 1999
- Decision due29 July 1999
- Decision issued30 July 1999
- Grant issued10 September 1999
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