GrantedHousing estateDecided 13 February 2003

Former Sports ground adjacent to St. Pius Church on College Drive, Terenure, Dublin 6w

Demolition of a sports clubhouse to build 170 residential units, a creche, and an office.

SD02A/0427 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 January 2003

Reference: SD02A/0427
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 17 January 2003
Residential units: 190

Summary

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The development proposes the demolition of an existing sports clubhouse and the construction of 170 residential units (including houses, maisonettes, duplexes, and apartments), a creche, and an office block ranging up to penthouse height.

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Development description

Demolish existing sports clubhouse and construct 170 residential units, creche and office in the following mix: 8 no. 5 bed houses (6 semi-detached and 2 detached all 3 storey), 24 no. 4 bed houses (12 semi-detached and 12 terraced all 3 storeys) and 12 no. 3 bed houses (4 semi- detached and 8 terraced in 2 storeys and 3 storeys); 3 no 2 bed 2 storey maisonettes, 11 no. 2 bed duplex units over 11 no. 2 bed maisonettes and 1 no. 2 bed duplex unit over 1 no. 3 bed maisonette (all in a 3 storey block); 60 apartments in a 3 storey plus penthouse block comprising 8 no. 3 beds, 39 no. 2 beds and 13 no. 1 beds with associated underground carpark; 39 apartments, office (95m2) and creche (241m2) in a block ranging in height from single storey to three storey plus penthouse; these 39 apartments are divided into 21 sheltered housing units (1 no. 2 bed and 20 no. 1 bed) with ancillary dayroom and 18 apartments with a seperate entrance (14 no. 2 beds and 4 no. 1 bed) with associated underground carpark. Site development works and services will include surface carparking and a single storey pump house facilitating a temporary foul pumping station and rising main. All of the above is proposed on site of the former sports ground adjacent to st. Pius church on college drive with access proposed from both fortfield grove and college drive.

Land-use zoning

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RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
49 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Terenure	Sept 2025	€405,000	48 m
29 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Dublin 6w	Mar 2025	€450,000	48 m
25 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Terenure Dublin 6w	Apr 2026	€602,000	48 m
1 The Mews, Fortfield Sq, Dublin 6wnot full market price	Jan 2025	€420,000	65 m
8 Fortfield Square, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Sept 2025	€1,070,000	79 m
17 Fortfield Sq, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Jan 2025	€1,000,000	91 m
23 College Park, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Jul 2025	€770,000	124 m
2 College Park, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Oct 2025	€620,000	149 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received17 January 2003
Further information requested19 September 2002
Further information received29 November 2002
Decision due14 February 2003
Decision issued13 February 2003
Grant issued8 October 2003
Appeal submitted12 March 2003
Appeal decided8 October 2003
Permission expiry9 October 2003

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