Maxol Service Station, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Demolition of a petrol station to build a three-storey apartment block with 10 apartments.
SD05A/0031 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 January 2005
- Reference
- SD05A/0031
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 January 2005
- Residential units
- 10
- Floor area
- 727 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the existing Maxol petrol station, shop, and garage, including the removal of the canopy, pumps, and storage tanks. In its place, a three-storey apartment block will be built containing 10 apartments, including a penthouse, with 10 car parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Three-storey apartment block with 2 no. Two bedroom apartment and 1 no. One bedrooom apartment on each of the three floors and 1 no. Penthouse with 2 bedrooms, a total of 10 apartments with 10 no. Car parking spaces to the front with access on to whitechurch road. The proposed works include the demolition of the existing petrol station, shop and garage including the removal of forecourt canopy, petrol pumps and petrol storage tanks.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 61 m |
| 5 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 1 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €403,000 | 84 m |
| 10 White Church Abbey, Grange Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 140 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 156 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 156 m |
| 39 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €617,000 | 166 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 178 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received18 January 2005
- Decision due14 March 2005
- Decision issued10 March 2005
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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Site of former Maxol Service Station, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
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SD16A/0247South DublinLodged 20 Feb 2017Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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SD16A/0247/EPSouth DublinLodged 25 Feb 2021Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Demolition of existing buildings, closing vehicular access at southern end of site and retaining main…
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SD15A/0289South DublinLodged 25 Sept 2015Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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SD08A/0507South DublinLodged 21 Jul 2008Commercial
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
Whether resumption of a filling station at premises on Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham is or is not development
Former Maxol Filling Station, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
ED10/0015South DublinLodged 18 May 2010Other
- GrantedAt this site
Perimeter fencing, overall height 2.4m high and access gates x 2 pairs
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SD09A/0337South DublinLodged 4 Nov 2009Other
- Granted40 m away
Partial bridging over of existing river and new hardstanding to provide an enhanced vehicle display area.…
Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD03A/0955South DublinLodged 19 Dec 2003Commercial
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