Lands At Fitzmaurice Road And N7, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Demolition of a storage building and construction of a large three-storey mixed-use retail, restaurant, and office building in Rathcoole.
SD05A/0679 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 August 2005
- Reference
- SD05A/0679
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 August 2005
- Floor area
- 3759 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a 115 sqm storage structure to build a 3,759 sqm three-storey mixed-use building. It will feature ground-floor retail, a first-floor restaurant, second-floor offices, an exhibition space, a farmers market area, and 230 parking spaces.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of a 115sq. M existing single storey storage structure and erection of a 3,759sq. M 3 storey mixed use building including 1027sq. M retail at ground floor, 1081sq. M restaurant, kitchen, staff areas and ancillary functions at first floor and 754sq. M office and 161sq. M plant room at second floor; a 307sq. M exhibition space is proposed over ground and first floor levels; the development also includes a service yard to the north of the building, a landscaped courtyard to the south and farmers market area to the west; 230 no. Surface carparking spaces are proposed with associated landscaping and circulation; the existing site boundary wall and fence are to be modified to include a new entrance and gates.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and consolidate retail warehousing”
National zoning type: Retail warehouse
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
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 13-30 Swiftbanks Avenue, Swiftbanks, Mill Roadprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €7,442,136 | 242 m |
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| 4 Swiftbanks Avenue, Mill Road, Saggartprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €418,502 | 284 m |
| 28 Spring Bank, Saggart, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €440,000 | 285 m |
| 2 Swiftbanks Green, Swiftbanks, Mill Road Saggartprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €389,427 | 287 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 received9 August 2005
- Decision due2 October 2005
- Decision issued3 October 2005
- Grant issued17 November 2005
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