GrantedHousing estateDecided 30 April 2015

Site formerly part of St. Paul's Campus, bounded by Limekiln Lane, Greenhills Park, Temple Manor & St. Paul's School, Greenhills, Dublin 12.

Demolition of a convent building and construction of 61 residential units including houses and apartments.

SD15A/0005 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 April 2015

Reference: SD15A/0005
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 10 April 2015
Residential units: 61
Floor area: 7957.9 m²

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of the existing convent building and ancillary structures. In its place, 61 residential units will be constructed, consisting of 49 houses of various storeys and designs, alongside a three-storey block containing 12 apartment units. The project also includes associated drainage, landscaping, parking, and a new pedestrian/cyclist connection.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Demolition of the existing convent building and ancillary structures and the construction of 61 residential units to comprise the following : 4 three storey four bed semi-detached houses; 12 three storey four bed end terraced houses; 4 two storey four bed semi-detached houses; 4 two storey three bed semi detached houses; 6 two storey three bed end terraced houses; 18 two storey three bed mid terraced houses; 1 one and a half storey three bed detached house and 1 three storey block containing 6 two bed apartment units at ground floor level and 6 two storey three bed apartment units at first floor level, all with on curtilage/on street carparking; the above to include associated drainage works on the adjoining school lands; the construction of a new attenuation area on lands within the applicant's ownership to the south east of the adjoining school and connections to the existing services on both limekiln lane and within the temple manor development on lands taken in charge by south dublin county council; the works will also include all associated landscaping and site works, the provision of visitor carparking spaces; 1 bin store and a new pedestrian/cyclist connection to greenhills park in the north west of the site.

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 & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 22 March 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 26 February 2019.

12 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
33 Wilkins Court, Limekiln Lane, Walkinstown	Mar 2025	€792,000	62 m
59 Wilkins Court, Limekiln Lane, Dublin 22	Mar 2025	€705,000	80 m
6 Temple Manor Close, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Oct 2025	€605,000	116 m
9 Temple Manor Drive, Walkinstown, Dublin 12	Jan 2010	€300,000	144 m
Site 56 Wilkins View, Greenhills, Dublin 12	Nov 2025	€752,000	149 m
96 St Josephs Rd, Walkinstown, Dublin	Jun 2026	€505,000	184 m
6 Temple Manor Grove, Limekiln, Dublin 12	Dec 2025	€667,000	206 m
80 St Josephs Rd, Greenhills, Walkinstown Dublin 12	Dec 2025	€480,000	215 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 received10 April 2015
Further information requested26 February 2015
Further information received10 April 2015
Decision due7 May 2015
Decision issued30 April 2015
Grant issued8 June 2015

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