Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 21 April 2005

Lands at and adjacent to former Dogs and, Cats Home, Woodtown Cottage, Woodtown, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16

Ten-year permission for 793 dwellings, a commercial centre, crèches, and a public house in Woodtown.

SD04A/0393 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 February 2005

Reference
SD04A/0393
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
Appealed
Type
Permission
Received
25 February 2005
Residential units
790
Floor area
78792.6 m²

Summary

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This large-scale development comprises 379 houses and 414 apartment units in 35 three-storey blocks. It also includes a commercial/community centre with a supermarket, retail units, two crèches, offices, and a public house.

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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

Ten year permission for a development comprising residential, crèche, retail, office and public house uses and include the construction of: (1) 793 no. Dwellings consisting of 379 no. Houses (231 no. Two storey three bedroom houses, 144 no. Two storey with attic accommodation four bedroom houses); 4 no. 3 storey 4-bed houses); 414 no. Apartment units in 35 no. Three storey blocks (70 no. 3 bed duplex units over 70 no. Two bedroom ground floor apartments, 274 no. 2 bed apartments). (2) 1,381 no. Communal residential car parking spaces; (3) a two storey commercial/community centre of 3,327.5 sq. M, (including circulation areas) containing the following uses: a food store/supermarket of 307 sq. M, including office, toilets and storage facilities on the ground floor; 3 no. Retail units totalling 392.9 sq. M (184.1 sq. M, 104.4 sq. M and 104.4 sq. M) including office, toilet and storage facilities; 2 no. Creches of 382.5 and 326sq. M. , and a shared communal area of 72sq. M. On the ground and first floor; 5 no. Office units totalling 695.3sq. M. (269.3sq. M. 93.5sq. M. 93.5sq. M. , 134sq. M. And 105sq. M. ) on the first floor; a two storey over basement public house with attic staff/office facilities of total area 810.7 sq. M. ; (4) 108 no. Car parking spaces for the commercial and public house facilities; (5) a two storey with attic crèche with a total floor area of 534.2 sq. M and 14 no. Car spaces. The proposal also includes: 2 no. Vehicular access from a district distributor road recently granted permission (an bord pleanala ref. Pl06s. 202652); the demolition of 1 no. Habitable dwelling; all associated site development works including foul, surface water and water supply connections and landscaping works. The proposed development is on lands comprising an area of approximately 22.97 ha. An environmental impact statement has been submitted with this application.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
23 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamFeb 2025€590,00099 m
22 Stocking Wood Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16Oct 2025€580,000105 m
19 Stocking Wood Heath, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamApr 2026€750,000113 m
7 Stocking Wood Walk, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamSept 2025€705,000114 m
19 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamMay 2026€680,000116 m
1 White Pines Heights, Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamMay 2025€680,000135 m
13 Stocking Wood Manor, Stocking Wood, Rathfarnham Dublin 16May 2025€366,667143 m
4 White Pines Drive, White Pines Stocking Avenue, RathfarnhamFeb 2026€605,000168 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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  1. Application received25 February 2005
  2. Further information requested27 July 2004
  3. Further information received15 November 2004
  4. Decision due21 April 2005
  5. Decision issued21 April 2005
  6. Grant issued16 September 2005
  7. Appeal submitted12 May 2005
  8. Appeal decided16 September 2005
  9. Permission expiry15 September 2005

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