RefusedApartmentsDecided 15 March 2004

Loreto Abbey, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Amendments to a mixed-use development at Loreto Abbey to provide 10 apartments instead of 6.

SD04A/0047 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 January 2004

Reference: SD04A/0047
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 20 January 2004
Floor area: 674 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks amendments to the approved penthouse level of blocks C and D to provide 10 two-bedroom apartments instead of the 6 previously approved. The site is part of a larger development at Loreto Abbey, which is a protected structure.

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Residential units: 10
Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to 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 an amendment to the previously approved penthouse level of block c and d to provide 10 no. 2 bed apartments in place of approved 6 no. 2 bed apartments (total now 277 no. Apartments) arranged in revised 5 storey blocks. 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 0.119 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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Built & sold

What happened next

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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	33 m
Apt 130 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd	Mar 2025	€421,500	61 m
127 Pugin House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Dec 2025	€428,000	61 m
89 Handle House, Loreto Abbey, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Sept 2025	€487,000	66 m
88 Handel House, Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd Dublin 14	Apr 2025	€427,000	66 m
71 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Jul 2025	€420,000	66 m
160 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham	Nov 2025	€490,000	76 m
164 Loretto Abbey, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Apr 2026	€395,000	76 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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Application received20 January 2004
Decision due15 March 2004
Decision issued15 March 2004

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