Riverbank House, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Demolition of a bungalow to build four terraced houses and a two-storey office extension in Rathfarnham.
SD08A/0698 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 October 2008
- Reference
- SD08A/0698
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 October 2008
- Residential units
- 4
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing bungalow and outbuildings to construct a mixed residential and commercial development. This includes four two-storey terraced houses and a two-storey extension to an existing office building, providing parking, bicycle storage, and office space.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 594 m²
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of existing bungalow with outbuildings on site and construction of mix residential and commercial development consisting of 4 no. 2 storey, 3 bedroom terraced houses including 2 no garages ( 2 no. Car spaces) and 2 storey extension to south west of existing office building containing at ground level car park for 19 no car spaces together with bicycle storage, bin store and office space at first floor level. Proposed alterations to the existing office building to the north east of the site to include internal and external modifications at ground at first floor level together with additional office space at attic level (2nd floor level) the area of the offices to be in total at circa 593,9m 2 with proposed additional area for offices on the site of circa 99m 2 and total of 21 no. Car parking spaces for residential and office use. Proposed balconies for 4 no. Houses at first floor level facing south east and south west including 15 no flat roof skylights at roof level. All together with landscaping, boundary treatment, pedestrian walkway to the north west of the site (rear) and associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Orchardton Old, Off Willowbank Dr, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €875,000 | 97 m |
| 206 Ballyroan Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €865,000 | 155 m |
| 42 Glendoher Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €710,000 | 209 m |
| 5 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €910,000 | 216 m |
| 33 Willowbank Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €890,000 | 246 m |
| 6a Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €803,000 | 254 m |
| 3 Pinewood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €850,000 | 262 m |
| 1 Bolton Avenue, Bolton Park, Rathfarnham | Nov 2025 | €915,000 | 271 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 received9 October 2008
- Decision due3 December 2008
- Decision issued3 December 2008
- Appeal submitted8 January 2009
- Appeal decided17 July 2009
- Permission expiry8 July 2009
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