RefusedApartmentsDecided 25 February 2004

Southern side of Scholarstown Road, Bounded On The Eastern Side By, Stocking Lane, And Southern Side By Ballyboden Water Works

A major development of 610 residential units, a creche, gym, and pub/restaurant in Ballyboden.

SD03A/0997 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 23 December 2003

Reference: SD03A/0997
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 23 December 2003
Residential units: 610
Floor area: 73840 m²

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for a large-scale residential development of 610 units, comprising 42 houses and 568 apartments in 15 blocks. The scheme also includes a creche, gym with swimming pool, a pub/restaurant, and the demolition of an existing house.

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Official record

Development description

A residential development incorporating neighborhood facilities. The proposed development consists of 610 residential units, a purpose built creche (circa 420 sq. M. ), a gymnasium/swimming pool (circa 1,165 sq. M. ) and a public house/restaurant (circa 1,282 sq. M. ) all on a site approx. 9.7 hectares (24 acres) at ballyboden, dublin 16, located on the southern side of scholarstown road and bounded on the eastern side by stocking lane, on the southern side by dublin city council ballyboden waterworks and on the western side by existing houses at woodfield. The residential element consists of a mix of 15 no. 2 storey plus attic detached 5 bed houses, 27 no. 3 bed 2 storey townhouses and 568 no. 1, 2, and 3 bed apartments located in 15 no. 3, 4 and 5 storey blocks with access points off both scholarstown road and stocking lane, both of which will be realigned. The application is to include demolition of existing house, over ground and underground parking, landscaped open spaces, screen walls, boundary treatments, storage units, cycle paths and all associated site and infrastructural works including foul and surface water outfalls. An environmental impact statement has been submitted to the planning authority as part of this planning application.

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 The Walk, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham	Jul 2025	€811,000	84 m
13 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Apr 2025	€762,000	98 m
9 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Aug 2025	€705,000	109 m
11 The Crescent, Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road	Dec 2025	€800,000	153 m
22 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	May 2026	€730,000	164 m
30 The Way, Scholarstown Woods, Scholarstown Wood	Apr 2025	€782,000	173 m
24 The Avenue Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham	Aug 2025	€775,000	175 m
27 The Way, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Dec 2025	€750,000	176 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 received23 December 2003
Decision due16 February 2004
Decision issued25 February 2004
Appeal submitted23 March 2004
Appeal decided26 July 2004
Permission expiry26 July 2004

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