Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedApartmentsDecided 11 December 2003

Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

Amendments to a residential development at Loreto Abbey to add 20 apartments and 15 basement parking spaces.

SD03A/0774 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 October 2003

Reference
SD03A/0774
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
17 October 2003
Floor area
2880 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to approved residential blocks G, H, and J, including the retention of Protected Structures. It includes the construction of 20 additional apartments in revised 2-storey blocks and a 5-meter basement extension to accommodate 15 extra car parking spaces.

Apartmentsapartmentsprotected structurebasementparking
Residential units
20
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the residential blocks g,h, and j of an approved mixed-use development including the retention of protect structures (planning register reference s00a/0554 and an bord pleanala pl. 06s. 125554). The proposal comprises the construction of an additional 20 no. Apartments (the total number of apartments for the combination of the permitted scheme and the proposed 20 no. Apartments is 293 no. Apartments) arranged in revised 2 storey blocks (blocks g, h and j with an additional 15 no. Car parking spaces in an extension to the approved basement under blocks c, d, e, f, g, h, j and k, by approximately 5 m. To the east, to facilitate a proposed additional 15 no. Car parking spaces. The total car parking for the combination of the previously permitted scheme (473 no. Spaces), and this proposal (15 no. Spaces) is 488 no. Spaces, of which 455 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 0.192 hectares as part of overall site measuring 4.9 hectares approximately, at loreto abbey, (protected structure ref. No. 28, south dublin development plan 1998), grange road, dublin 14 and partially bounded by loreto terrace to the north, grange road and dispensary lane to the west, convent lane and loreto primary school to the south and stonework abbey to the east.

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
256 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16Jun 2026€485,00014 m
325 Mother Teresa House, Loreto Abbey, RathfarnhamMay 2026€737,00042 m
Apt 308, Mother Teresa House, Loreto Abbey Dublin 16Oct 2025€450,00042 m
211 Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14Mar 2025€200,00043 m
214 De Bret House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd Dublin 14Feb 2025€500,00043 m
209 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14Apr 2025€450,00043 m
196 De Bret House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14Jun 2025€442,00043 m
Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange RdMar 2025€421,50081 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

  1. Application received17 October 2003
  2. Decision due11 December 2003
  3. Decision issued11 December 2003
  4. Appeal submitted16 January 2004
  5. Appeal decided26 April 2004
  6. Permission expiry14 May 2004

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