GrantedApartmentsDecided 24 January 2003

Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

An additional 50 apartments and basement parking extension at Loreto Abbey, retaining protected structures.

SD02A/0479 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 December 2002

Reference: SD02A/0479
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 20 December 2002
Floor area: 6401 m²

Summary

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Amendments are proposed to residential blocks E, G, H, J, and K of an approved mixed-use development, including the retention of Protected Structures. The proposal adds 50 apartments to bring the total scheme to 323 units, alongside an extension to the approved basement to accommodate 84 additional car parking spaces.

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Residential units: 50

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the residential blocks e,g,h, j and k of an approved mixed use development, including the retention of protected structures (planning register reference s00a/0554 and an bord pleanala pl. 06s. 125554) the proposal comprises the construction of an additional 50 no. Apartments (the total no. Of apartments for the combination of the permitted scheme and the proposed 50 no. Apartments is 323 no. Apartments) arranged in revised 2 and part 3 storey blocks (blocks g, h, and j,) and in amended part 4 and part 5 storey blocks (blocks e and k), with an additional 84 no. Car parking spaces in an extension to the approved basement under blocks c,d,e,f,g,h,j and k, by approximately 5m to the west, 6.4m to the east and 4.4m to the south,to facilitate a proposed additional 84 no. Carparking spaces. The total car parking for the combination of the previously permitted scheme (473 no. Spaces), and this proposal (84 no. Spaces) is 557 no. Spaces, of which 524 no. Are in the basement and 33 no. Are on the surface. All other elements of the scheme, including the works proposed to the protected structures are unaltered from the approved scheme. The revised element of the development relates to 0.53 hectares as part of overall site measuring 4.9 hectares approximately at loreto abbey (protected structure ref. No. 28 south dublin development plan 1998)

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

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 30 August 2016. A completion certificate was lodged on 29 October 2021.

Notified floor area: 976.5 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Loreto Gate, Grange Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€16,525,477	34 m
Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd	Mar 2025	€421,500	60 m
127 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Dec 2025	€428,000	60 m
89 Handle House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Sept 2025	€487,000	67 m
88 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd Dublin 14	Apr 2025	€427,000	67 m
71 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Jul 2025	€420,000	67 m
160 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham	Nov 2025	€490,000	75 m
164 Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Apr 2026	€395,000	75 m

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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 received20 December 2002
Further information requested7 October 2002
Further information received4 November 2002
Decision due17 January 2003
Decision issued24 January 2003
Appeal submitted19 February 2003
Appeal decided24 June 2003
Permission expiry24 June 2003

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