Maxol Service Station, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Demolition of a service station to build a three-storey building with three apartments in Rathfarnham.
SD15A/0289 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 September 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0289
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 September 2015
- Floor area
- 450 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of existing service station buildings and closing one vehicular access. A new three-storey building will be constructed, featuring ground-floor storage and three two-bedroom apartments on the upper floors, topped with a communal roof garden.
- Residential units
- 3
- 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
Demolition of existing buildings, closing vehicular access at southern end of site and retaining main vehicular entrance at northern end, construction of new 3 storey building with entrance lobby and storage facilities on ground floor, 3 no. 2 bed apartments on second and third floors, a communal roof garden, and all associated site and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 60 m |
| 5 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €385,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 1 Whitechurch Pines, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €403,000 | 83 m |
| 10 White Church Abbey, Grange Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €580,000 | 139 m |
| 51 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,400,000 | 156 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 156 m |
| 39 Grange Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €617,000 | 165 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 177 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 received25 September 2015
- Decision due19 November 2015
- Decision issued13 November 2015
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SD16A/0247/EP(1)South DublinLodged 10 May 2021Apartments
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SD16A/0247/EPSouth DublinLodged 25 Feb 2021Apartments
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ED10/0015South DublinLodged 18 May 2010Other
- GrantedAt this site
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SD09A/0337South DublinLodged 4 Nov 2009Other
- Granted40 m away
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