RefusedApartmentsDecided 28 November 2007

Edmonstown Road, Edmonstown, Dublin 16

Conversion of protected mill buildings into 31 residential units with basement parking.

SD07A/0793 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 October 2007

Reference: SD07A/0793
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 October 2007
Residential units: 31
Floor area: 3933 m²

Summary

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This development involves the preservation, refurbishment, and conversion of significant protected structures and site features. It will deliver 31 residential units across four buildings, including apartments, duplexes, and houses, alongside basement car parking and the demolition of 20th-century sheds.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Preservation and refurbishment of the significant existing protected structures and site features for conversion into a residential development comprising of 4 no. Buildings (a to d inclusive) containing 31 no. Residential units over basement car parking. The development will also include the demolition of 20th century sheds and other minor structures and walls. Building a will consist of the conversion and refurbishment of an existing 3 storey over basement mill to provide 13 no. Residential units comprising of: 12 no. 2 bed apartments, and 1 no. 5 bed house. Building b will consist of the partial demolition of a 2 storey 20th century factory building (whilst retaining some structure and its west elevation for conservation and refurbishment) and construction of a four storey duplex block of 16 no. Residential units comprising of 6 no. 3 bed duplexes, and 10 no. 2 bed duplexes. Building c will consist of the conversion, conservation and refurbishment of an existing 2 storey industrial building to provide 1 no. 2 bed house and the construction of a 3 storey access core to serve building b. Building d will consist of the conservation and refurbishment of a 3 storey warehouse building to provide 1 no. 5 bed house. The development will also consist of the construction of a basement car park comprising of 61 car parking spaces, basement access ramp, traffic barrier, bins stores, 19 no. Bicycle parking spaces, balconies, roof lights, dormer windows, new boundary treatments, a new vehicular entrance, a new pedestrian entrance, landscaping, footpaths, associated infrastructural sire works, a new public river walkway along the owendabher river and the relocation of the existing esb substation. The application relates to protected structures and their curtilage. This development to take place on the site formally known as "reckitt and sons ltd", which is presently a chemical manufacturing plant trading as chemserve ltd. It is opposite edmonstown golf club, edmonstown road, rathfarnham, dublin 16.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

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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within 500 m

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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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

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Application received4 October 2007
Decision due28 November 2007
Decision issued28 November 2007

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