Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedHousing estateDecided 4 November 2003

Lands at and adjacent to, Former Dogs and Cats Home, Woodtown Cottages, Woodtown, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16.

Construction of 1,144 dwellings, a creche, retail units, offices, and a public house.

SD03A/0673 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 September 2003

Reference
SD03A/0673
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
10 September 2003
Residential units
1144
Floor area
111492 m²

Summary

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This major mixed-use development includes 1,144 dwellings consisting of 392 houses, 300 duplexes, and 452 apartments. The proposal also features a commercial/community centre with a supermarket, retail units, a creche, offices, a public house, and over 2,000 parking spaces.

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Official record

Development description

  • Residential, creche, retail, office and public house uses and include the construction of
  • 1,144 no. Dwellings consisting of: 392 no. Houses (189 no. 2 storey 3 bedroom houses, 203no. 2 storey with attic accommodation three bedroom houses with study/computer room, 300no. 3 storey duplex units (156no. Two bedroom units, 144no. Three bedroom units), 452no. Apartments (8no. One bedroom apartments, 444no. Two bedroom apartments) in a range of 3 storey to 4 storey over basement buildings
  • 1,936 no. Communal car parking spaces including 223 no. Basement spaces
  • A two storey commercial / community centre of 2,325.67sq. M. Containing the following uses: a food store / supermarket of 309.72sq. M. ; 3 no. Retail units of total area 238.30sq. M. ; a creche of 500.98sq. M. ; offices of 314.73sq. M. ; circulation area of 149.85sq. M. ; a two storey over basement public house with attic staff / office facilities of total area 812.09sq. M
  • 116 no. Car parking spaces for the commercial and public house facilities. The proposal also includes: 5 no. Vehicular accesses from a district distributor road currently under appeal with an bord pleanala ref. Pl. 06s. 202652; the demolition of 1 no. Habitable dwelling; all associated site development works including foul, surface water and water supply connections and landscaping works. The proposed development is on lands comprising an area of approximately 23.59 ha. An environmental impact statement accompanies this application

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
23 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamFeb 2025€590,000109 m
22 Stocking Wood Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16Oct 2025€580,000110 m
19 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamMay 2026€680,000116 m
7 Stocking Wood Walk, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamSept 2025€705,000127 m
19 Stocking Wood Heath, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamApr 2026€750,000130 m
1 White Pines Heights, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamMay 2025€680,000132 m
13 Stocking Wood Manor, Stocking Wood, Rathfarnham Dublin 16May 2025€366,667147 m
4 White Pines Heights, Stocking Lane, RathfarnhamDec 2025€715,000169 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

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  1. Application received10 September 2003
  2. Decision due4 November 2003
  3. Decision issued4 November 2003

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