GrantedHousing estateDecided 21 July 2011

Silveracre House, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Redevelopment of a protected structure site to provide six houses, including four new three-storey homes.

SD10A/0345 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 June 2011

Reference: SD10A/0345
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 30 June 2011
Residential units: 5
Floor area: 1417 m²

Summary

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The project at Silveracre House (a Protected Structure) involves demolishing single-storey additions to refurbish and divide the main house into two dwellings. It also includes demolishing existing sheds to construct four new three-storey, four-bedroom houses, resulting in a total of six homes on the site.

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Storeys: 3

Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.

Official record

Development description

Redevelopment of the site known as silveracre house, off sarah curran avenue, which is 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 houses - house no. 1 being a 4 bedroom house accessed from existing main entrance on eastern elevation to silveracre house and house no. 2 to be contained in the existing return to the main dwelling to be refurbished to a 3 bedroom house to be accessed from new entrance on northern elevation, with new staircase to access first floor; (2) demolition of existing storage sheds & structures to the northwest of the site and construction of 4 no. 3 storey, 4 bedroom houses, all with private front and rear landscaped gardens, giving a total of 6 houses; (3) boundary wall and entrance to remain as existing, with provision for a new pedestrian entrance and gate to either side of existing vehicular entrance; (4) existing vehicular access maintained to access both silveracre house and existing access maintained to the rear of silveracre house to access new houses and house no. 2 of silveracre house; (5) construction of a new esb sub-station on the site; (6) this development has been designed to allow for the retention of all existing trees and the removal only of other trees/shrubs on the northwestern site related to the construction of the 4 new houses; (7) 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 locally. This traffic calming island will extend for 30-40m approx either side & will include the relevant signage, protective bollards, ramps ets.

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 received30 June 2011
Further information requested19 January 2011
Further information received11 May 2011
Decision due27 July 2011
Decision issued21 July 2011
Grant issued17 July 2012
Appeal submitted16 August 2011
Appeal decided17 July 2012
Permission expiry7 February 2012

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