RefusedHousing estateDecided 24 February 2012

Bolton Hall (Protected Structure) and No. 163 Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.

Demolition of a cottage and construction of 26 residential units at Bolton Hall.

SD05A/0615/EP · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 December 2011

Reference: SD05A/0615/EP
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Extension Of Duration Of Permission
Received: 22 December 2011

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of a cottage and the construction of 26 residential units, including houses, townhouses, and a bungalow. It also includes the restoration and extension of Bolton Hall, which is a Protected Structure, and its coach house.

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Residential units: 26

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Official record

Development description

(a) demolition of existing single storey cottage type dweling at no. 163 ballyboden road; (b) development of 26 residential units comprising: 1 no. 2 storey, four bedroom detached house, 1 no. 2 storey, four bedroom end of terrace house, 18 no. 3 storey, three/four bedroom terraced townhouses, 1 no. 2 storey, three bedroom end of terrace house, 1 no. 2 bedroom bungalow which will replace the original dwelling at no. 163 ballyboden road, the restoration and extension of the original coach house and single storey out buildings to comprise 2 no. 2 storey, four bedroom units and 1 no. 2 storey plus mezzanine four bedroom unit, the restoration of bolton hall which is a protected structure to accommodate a single 2 storey dwelling; (c) 48 no. Surface car parking spaces and provision of new vehicular access from ballyboden road; (d) demolition of lean-to structures and part existing single storey outbuilding and alterations to existing garden walls (all within the curtilage of bolton hall, a protected structure); (e) 1 no. Esb substation and all ancillary site development and landscaping works inclusing provision of bridge culvert structure.

Land-use zoning

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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
2 The Mill, Bolton Park, Rathfarnham	Sept 2025	€2,000,000	62 m
1 Bolton Avenue, Bolton Park, Rathfarnham	Nov 2025	€915,000	74 m
6a Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	May 2026	€803,000	103 m
28 Glendoher Close, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Mar 2025	€675,000	105 m
12 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Apr 2025	€680,000	121 m
18 Glendoher Dr, Ballyboden, Dublin 16	Feb 2026	€625,000	161 m
No 4 Block 8 Ely Woods, Owendoher Lodge, Rathfarnham	Jun 2025	€550,000	185 m
33 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jul 2025	€700,000	211 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.

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Application received22 December 2011
Decision due24 February 2012
Decision issued24 February 2012

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