GrantedApartmentsDecided 5 December 2008

Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Redevelopment of Silveracre House to provide two refurbished dwellings and four apartment blocks.

SD08A/0308 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 November 2008

Reference: SD08A/0308
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 11 November 2008
Residential units: 53
Floor area: 4539.9 m²

Summary

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The project at the protected Silveracre House involves demolishing single-storey additions and outbuildings to convert the main house into two dwellings. It also includes the construction of four apartment blocks, starting with a three-storey block containing six apartments.

Apartmentsprotected structurerefurbishmentdemolition

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Redevelopment of the site known as silveracre house, a protected structure. The development will consist of the following ; (1) demolition of single storey additions to the side of existing silveracre house and the complete refurbishment and division of same to provide 2 new dwellings, dwelling 01 being a 357m2 4-bedroom dwelling accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to silveracre house, with its own new private rear garden, a new 50m2 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 193m2 3 - bedroomed 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 (3) the construction of 4 blocks of apartments providing the following accommodation ; block 1, a 3 storey building located in the south-east of the site to consist of 6 no apartments in total (1 no one bedroom & 5 no two - bedroom), each with individual balconies; block 2, a 3 storey building over basement located in the south-west of the site to consist of 11 no. Apartments in total (5 no one-bedroom & 6 no two - bedroom), each with individual balconies; block 3, 4 storey building over basement located in the north-west of the site to consist of 25 no apartments in total (6 no. One bedroom, 15 no two-bedroom & 4 no three - bedroom), each with individual balconies; block 4, a 3 storey building over basement located in the north of the site to consist of 11 no apartments in total (5 no one bedroom & 6 no two bedroom), each with individual balconies; giving a total number of 53 apartments in the entire developments (4) the construction of 4062m2 approx basement to provide 129 car parking spaces in total, along with bicycle parking, bin storage and relevant plant area. 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 & steel railings to match the character of existing boundary wall. Planning permission is sought for the provision of an esb substation to serve the development. The 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 lesser importance, as per tree specialist recommendations, along with a complete hard and soft landscaping and the introduction of extension new mature planting, including all associated site works (all within a site area of 8218m2). Significant additional information: (1) the complete removal of block 4 which was to be located to the north of the site and was to consist of 11 no. Apartments in total; (2) the redesign of block 1 which is now to consist of a four storey including a penthouse block consisting of 8 no. Apartments in total (3 no. Three-bedroom and 5 no. Two-bedroom, block 1 is also to be repositioned closer to block 2 than that shown on previous application; (3) the existing boundary wall and entrance gateway onto sarah curran avenue to be retained, this existing entrance gateway is now proposed as the entrance to the proposed development; (4) the redesign of the basement car park to provide for alternative entrance to basement car park and the reduction of the total number of car parking spaces to 99 and the provision of additional storage and ancillary facilities; (5) the revision of the landscaping layout as required by the above mentioned proposed changes; (6) the following traffic calming measures are proposed: (a) a traffic calming island is to be installed at the existing entrance onto sarah curran avenue reducing the overall width of sarah curran avenue to 3.5m - this traffic calming island will extend for 30-40m approx. Either side & will include the relevant signage , protective bollards, ramps etc; (b) a 1200mm wide footpath is to be provided at the bridge to the south west of the proposed site on sarah curran avenue which will reduce the width of sarah curran avenue to 3m at this point, this footpath is to be 10m approx. In length and is to be protected against vehicles by the installation of minimum 3 no. Bollards; (c) vehicular and pedestrian traffic lights are to be installed at the junction of sarah curran avenue and whitechurch avenue.

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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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 18 August 2014.

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

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 received11 November 2008
Further information requested27 June 2008
Further information received29 September 2008
Decision due8 December 2008
Decision issued5 December 2008
Appeal submitted23 December 2008
Appeal decided9 June 2009
Permission expiry6 June 2009

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