RefusedHousing estateDecided 27 August 2007

Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Dublin 16

Redevelopment of Silveracre House to provide 14 dwellings, including refurbishment of the protected structure and new terraced blocks.

SD07A/0522 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 July 2007

Reference: SD07A/0522
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 3 July 2007
Residential units: 26
Floor area: 7729 m²

Summary

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The project involves refurbishing the protected Silveracre House into two dwellings, including a new basement extension. It also includes the demolition of existing sheds and the construction of two 3-storey over basement blocks containing 12 new four-bedroom terraced houses.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Redevelopment of a protected structure: (1) demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing silveracre house and the complete refurbishment of same to provide 2 new dwellings: dwelling 01 being a 357sqm, 4-bedroom dwelling accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to silveracre house with its own new private rear garden, a new 50sqm basement extension area providing additional storage/utility area and accessing the new basement area, and dwelling 02 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 193sqm, 3-bedroom dwelling to be accessed from existing entrance on western elevation, with its own new private rear garden, with a new stairs to access the new basement area; (2) demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the north-west of the site and the construction of block a: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access all to the immediate west of silveracre house with level access from the basement level; (3) construction of block b: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the immediate north of silveracre house with level access from the basement level; (4) construction of block c: a 3-storey over basement block of 6 no. 4-bedroom, 245sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the immediate east of silveracre house with level access from the basement level; (5) construction of block d: a 3-storey block of 3 no. 4-bedroom, 212sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the south-east of silveracre house; (6) construction of block e: a 3-storey block of 3 no. 4-bedroom, 212sqm terraced dwellings with roof terrace, individual rear gardens and own door access, all to the south of silveracre house, giving a total number of 26 dwellings in the entire development. Access level of blocks a, b & c to be constructed as a complete basement to provide 40 parking spaces in total, along with 18 no. Bicycle parking, bin storage, and relevant plant area. 12 no. Car-parking spaces are to be provided within the landscaped area on the ground level as parking for block d & e. Planning permission is also sought for the demolition of existing entrance gates and boundary wall onto sarah curran avenue and the realignment of the boundary wall to provide new footpath onto sarah curran avenue and the relocation of the existing entrance to provide a new vehicular & pedestrian entrance for the development onto sarah curran avenue and the construction of a new stone boundary wall to match the character of existing boundary wall. Planning permission is sought for the provision of an esb substation to serve the development. This development has been designed to allow for the retention of certain key specimen trees of exceptional quality and the removal of other trees on the site of less importance, as per tree specialist recommendations, along with a complete hard and soft landscaping and the introduction of extensive new mature planting, including all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Silveracre Ave, Rathfarnham	Dec 2025	€1,505,000	21 m
29 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin	May 2025	€745,000	96 m
St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Nov 2025	€1,350,000	142 m
St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14	Dec 2025	€75,000	142 m
16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	May 2025	€770,000	147 m
4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Jan 2026	€730,000	198 m
28 Willbrook, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Feb 2025	€181,250	236 m
49 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14not full market price	Apr 2025	€200,000	259 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.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received3 July 2007
Decision due27 August 2007
Decision issued27 August 2007

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