GrantedHousing estateDecided 2 February 2010

Former Eircom Training Centre, Wainsford Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W.

Extension of duration for a 189-unit residential development including houses, apartments, sheltered housing, and a creche.

SD04A/0242/EP · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 November 2009

Reference: SD04A/0242/EP
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received: 30 November 2009

Summary

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This application seeks an extension of duration for a modified development of 189 residential units. The scheme includes detached, semi-detached, and townhouse dwellings, 109 apartments, a fitness centre, a sheltered housing unit with 51 suites, a creche, and the demolition of existing buildings.

Housing estateapartmentscrechesheltered housing

Residential units: 189

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Official record

Development description

The modified development will consist of the construction of a reduced number of 189 no. Residential units, comprising 4 no. 3-storey 5/6 bedroom detached houses; 18 no. 3-storey 5 bedroom detached houses; 12 no. 3-storey 5 bedroom semi-detached houses; 31 no. 4 bedroom and 13 no. 3 bedroom townhouses in 12 no. 2 and 2.5 storey blocks; 2 no. 4 bedroom 2 storey detached houses (formerly semi-detached) 109 no. 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments with associated balconies and 263m. Sq. Fitness centre located in 3 no. 4 storey blocks over semi-basement car park; one sheltered housing unit containing 51 1 and 2 bedroom suites and communal facilities in a 4 storey block over semi-basement car park; a reduced 2 storey 200m. Sq creche; and ancillary works including relocated sub-surface waste and surface water holding tanks; demolition of existing buildings within the site; on lands comprising the former eircom training centre. Vehicular access to the proposed devleopment would be provided from wainsfort manor drive.

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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 College Square, Wainsfort Manor Drive, Terenure	Sept 2025	€1,290,000	21 m
9 College Sq, Wainsfort, Terenure Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€1,359,000	55 m
32 College Sq, Wainsfort Manor Dr, Terenure Dublin 6w	May 2026	€1,050,000	95 m
42 College Sq, Wainsfort Manor Dr, Terenure Dublin 6w	Apr 2025	€1,150,000	105 m
43 College Sq, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Sept 2025	€1,100,000	107 m
5 Wainsfort Manor Dr, Terenure, Dublin 6w	May 2025	€795,250	132 m
75 College Square, Wainsfort Manor Drive, Terenureprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,101,321	133 m
74 College Square, Wainsfort Manor Drive, Terenureprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,101,322	137 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 received30 November 2009
Decision due2 February 2010
Decision issued2 February 2010
Grant issued2 February 2010

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