Site bounded by Main Street, the Shopping Mall Road and, Tay Lane, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
Demolition of several structures and construction of 53 apartments, retail units, and office conversion of a protected structure.
SD04A/0835 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 November 2004
- Reference
- SD04A/0835
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 November 2004
- Residential units
- 53
- Floor area
- 6563 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development involves the demolition of several single-storey structures and the construction of three blocks containing 53 apartments and 8 retail units. It also includes the conversion of the protected Glebe House from apartments to offices, alongside underground parking for 99 cars.
- Storeys
- 4
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
Demolition of 2 chiefly single-storey structures attached to glebe house, a freestanding single storey apartment, the nearby single-storey shopping mall & assorted non-residential structures within the yards of glebe house: construction is to comprise 3 no. Blocks - block a consisting of 2 storey residential (2x1 bed and 14x2 bed) over ground floor retail (7 units of varying individual size, 535.5sq. M. Gross); block c consisting of 2 storey residential (4x1 bed and 12x2 bed) over ground floor part residential (5x2 bed) part retail (1 unit, 90sq. M. ); block d consisting of 4-storey residential (16x2-bed) with associated landscaping, with underground car-parking with ramp access at tay lane containing 99 carparking spaces, bicycle parking & bin-stores. In addition, the glebe house is to be retained & converted from 8 apartments to office use - a total of 53 apartments and the retail units will be provided within landscaped open spaces and site works. The development is to be accessed via pedestrian entrances at main street and the shopping mall road. Glebe house is a protected structure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Eaton Terrace, Rathcoole, Dublin | May 2026 | €305,000 | 58 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
| Firbrook, The Glebe, Tay Lane | Apr 2026 | €131,429 | 69 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 November 2004
- Decision due4 January 2005
- Decision issued12 January 2005
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