Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Partial bridging of a river to create a vehicle display area.
SD03A/0955 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 December 2003
- Reference
- SD03A/0955
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2003
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the partial bridging over of an existing river. The works will create a new hardstanding area to provide an enhanced vehicle display area, including new guarding for river access.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Partial bridging over of existing river and new hardstanding to provide an enhanced vehicle display area. Works to include new guarding to the retained river access.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 49 m |
| 5 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 51 m |
| Apt 1 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €403,000 | 56 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 117 m |
| 10 White Church Abbey, Grange Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 133 m |
| 39 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €617,000 | 136 m |
| 22 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €738,000 | 164 m |
| 9 Tara Hill Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €447,000 | 177 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 received19 December 2003
- Decision due12 February 2004
- Decision issued19 February 2004
- Grant issued2 April 2004
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