Maxol Garage, Whitechurch Road, Dublin 16
Demolition of a Maxol service station to build a three-storey retail, medical, and office building.
SD08A/0507 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 July 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0507
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 July 2008
- Floor area
- 596.65 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes the demolition of the existing Maxol service station buildings and the closure of one vehicular entrance. A new three-storey building with a dormer-style roof will be erected to house retail and medical uses on the ground floor, medical consulting rooms on the first floor, and offices on the second floor.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Demolish existing maxol service station buildings, close off existing vehicular entrance opposite st enda's drive and retain main vehicular entrance from whitechurch road on the northern end of the site, excavate site below existing ground level to form a reduced level to facilitate a lower ground floor level for proposed building and erect a 3 storey building with dormer style roof at second floor level incorporating rooflights on the flat roof element, building to incorporate; a) class 1 - retail and class 8 - medical uses at ground floor level b) class 8 - medical consulting rooms at first floor level and c) class 2 - offices at second floor level, in addition to general works to include bin store, bicycle park and ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 60 m |
| 5 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 1 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €403,000 | 83 m |
| 10 White Church Abbey, Grange Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 139 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 155 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 156 m |
| 39 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €617,000 | 166 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 176 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 received21 July 2008
- Decision due14 September 2008
- Decision issued11 September 2008
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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SD16A/0247South DublinLodged 20 Feb 2017Apartments
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SD16A/0247/EP(1)South DublinLodged 10 May 2021Apartments
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SD16A/0247/EPSouth DublinLodged 25 Feb 2021Apartments
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SD05A/0031South DublinLodged 18 Jan 2005Apartments
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
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ED10/0015South DublinLodged 18 May 2010Other
- GrantedAt this site
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SD09A/0337South DublinLodged 4 Nov 2009Other
- Granted40 m away
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