WithdrawnApartmentsDecided 28 August 2006

Edmondstown Mill, Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin.

Redevelopment of Edmondstown Mill into 63 apartments, including demolition, refurbishment, and a basement car park.

SD06A/0581 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 7 July 2006

Reference: SD06A/0581
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 7 July 2006
Residential units: 63
Floor area: 4736 m²

Summary

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This project proposes a change of use from industrial to residential to deliver 63 apartments. It includes refurbishing the principal mill buildings, constructing new 3-to-5 storey apartment blocks, retaining the 'Reckitt' facade, and building a two-storey basement for 96 cars.

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Official record

Development description

Redevelopment of site and existing buildings at edmondstown mill, to include for, the change of use from industrial to residential, the demolition of a single storey garage building and steel water tank, the refurbishment of the principal mill building, a three storey structure, to provide 18 no. Two bedroom apartments; the refurbishment of an ancillary mill building, a three storey structure, to provide 3 no. Two bedroom apartments; the retention of the existing "reckitt" facade on edmondstown road; partial demolition of the existing factory building and, in its place, the construction of a 3/4/5 storey building to provide 34 no. Two bedroom apartments and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment; the construction of a new 3/4 storey building on edmondstown road to provide 6 no. Two bedroom apartments and 1 no. 1 bedroom apartment; extensive site landscaping including a river walkway along the owendoher river; to construct a two storey basement to accommodate 96 no. Cars and 62 no. Bicycles; to construct a new vehicular entrance onto edmondstown road; to provide new boundary treatment along edmondstown road; to relocate the existing esb sub-station; to provide new infrastructure including attenuation tanks and drainage connections to existing drains. This site is a protected structure. (the site formerly known as "reckitt and sons ltd. " is presently a chemical manufacturing plant trading as chemserve ltd. )

Land-use zoning

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OSOS

“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”

National zoning type: Open space, park

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
The Triangle, 170a Edmondstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Nov 2025	€600,000	108 m
10 Prospect Drive, Prospect Farm, Skevanishprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€396,475	295 m
16 Prospect View, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Apr 2025	€582,000	298 m
21 Prospect Drive, Prospect Farm, Skevanishprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€414,096	317 m
18 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€718,062	321 m
22 Prospect Drive, Prospect Farm, Skevanishprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€414,097	325 m
6 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€651,982	360 m
49 Cluain Na Cathrach, Athenryprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€378,855	378 m

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Key dates

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Application received7 July 2006
Decision due31 August 2006
Decision issued28 August 2006

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