GrantedHousing estateDecided 4 March 2016

Whitechurch Lodge, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.

Construction of nine detached houses in the grounds of a protected structure.

SD15A/0211 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 February 2016

Reference: SD15A/0211
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 9 February 2016
Residential units: 9
Floor area: 2286.2 m²

Summary

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The development consists of nine detached houses, including four with dormer windows, within the curtilage of Whitechurch Lodge. The project includes demolishing derelict garden sheds, closing the existing entrance, and creating new access points. No direct works are proposed to the protected lodge itself.

Housing estateprotected structureresidentialdemolition

Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Four 2 storey detached houses with dormer windows to the front and rear and five detached houses ranging in size from 293sq. M to 193sq. M all with stand-alone garden sheds. The development includes closing up the existing entrance to whitechurch lodge, provision of a new access to serve whitechurch lodge and houses 1-8 and the creation of a new access onto the adjoining public road - 'whitechurch burial ground road' to serve house no. 9; demolition of derelict garden sheds within the site curtilage; new boundary treatments including the provision of new boundary around the curtilage of whitechurch lodge. No other works are proposed to whitechurch lodge or it's outbuildings. The development will also include associated site development works, landscaping and associated associated service provision (a protected structure).

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 17 September 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 May 2023.

Notified floor area: 1 m²

6 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
7 Oldchurch, Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€731,278	107 m
41 Grangebrook Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jul 2025	€622,000	107 m
8 Oldchurch, Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€726,872	130 m
5 Oldchurch, Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€814,978	130 m
No.2 Oldchurch, Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€947,100	130 m
6 Oldchurch, Grangebrook Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€867,841	130 m
3 Clonmullan Hall, Block J, Edenderry	Feb 2026	€150,000	131 m
66 Grangebrook Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Jun 2025	€580,000	155 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 received9 February 2016
Further information requested14 September 2015
Further information received9 February 2016
Decision due7 March 2016
Decision issued4 March 2016
Grant issued11 April 2016

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