Riversdale House, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Revisions to four unbuilt houses in Rathfarnham, including height and floor area reductions.
SD14A/0275 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 December 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0275
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 December 2014
- Residential units
- 4
- Floor area
- 645 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRevisions to unconstructed dwellings 7 to 10. The changes include removing parapet features on three 2.5-storey houses and reducing the height of a fourth house to 1.5 storeys, with a floor area reduction from 174 to 150 square metres.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
- Revisions to the unconstructed dwellings nos. 7 to 10 inclusive as permitted under reg. Ref. Sd13a/0139; these proposed revisions include the removal of the parapet feature on the northern elevations of the 2.5 storey (4 bed) type b dwellings nos. 7, 8 and 9 and the omission of the parapet feature from the northern elevation of the 2.5 storey (4 bed) type b2 dwelling (no. 10); this application also includes a proposed reduction in height of the 2.5 storey (4 bed) type b2 dwelling (no
- To provide for a 1.5 storey (3 bed) dwelling with a reduction in floorspace from c. 174sq. M to c. 150sq. M and revised elevational treatments
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 29 July 2015. A completion certificate was lodged on 14 March 2017.
5 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Riversdale, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Jun 2025 | €990,000 | 14 m |
| 3 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €640,000 | 37 m |
| 3 Old Bridge Rd, Dublin 16, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €700,000 | 98 m |
| 9 Old Bridge Rd, Templeogue, Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €685,000 | 99 m |
| 20 Old Bridge Rd, Templeogue, Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €905,000 | 169 m |
| 257 Templeogue Road, Templeogue, Dublin 6w | Aug 2025 | €1,100,000 | 175 m |
| 32 Orchardstown Dr, Templeogue, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €625,000 | 229 m |
| 48 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €316,600 | 230 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 received12 December 2014
- Decision due14 February 2015
- Decision issued12 February 2015
- Grant issued26 May 2015
- Appeal submitted11 March 2015
- Appeal decided21 May 2015
- Permission expiry11 July 2015
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