The Tuning Fork Pub, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Demolition of The Tuning Fork Pub to build a new two-storey funeral home with a garage.
SD15A/0366 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 1 December 2015
- Reference
- SD15A/0366
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 December 2015
- Floor area
- 700 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe existing public house and outbuildings will be demolished. A new two-storey funeral home featuring three chapels, a central courtyard, and offices will be constructed alongside a single-storey garage for funeral vehicles.
- Storeys
- 2
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
(a) demolish the existing public house building of 289sq. M and associated outhouse buildings; (b) developing a new two storey building of 396sq. M for use as a funeral home containing 3 chapels, a reception area, external open air central courtyard, client meeting room with ancillary staff facilities and office space to the first floor; (c) on site parking for 7 client cars in area previously use for parking; (d) a new single storey garage of 304sq. M on grassed open space for the parking of funeral vehicles and staff cars. Vehicular access to the site will be from willbrook street, ballyboden road as previously used by the public house.
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 9 April 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 5 June 2018.
6 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Ballyboden Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €617,000 | 81 m |
| 4 Silverbrook, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €1,145,375 | 87 m |
| 7 Silverbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14price excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €1,233,480 | 87 m |
| 9 Silverbrook, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €1,167,401 | 87 m |
| 2 Silverbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14price excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €1,057,269 | 87 m |
| 27 Fairbrook Lawn, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €815,000 | 89 m |
| 33 Otterbrook, Willbrook Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €555,000 | 94 m |
| 19 Silverbrook, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €1,145,375 | 95 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 received1 December 2015
- Decision due3 February 2016
- Decision issued2 February 2016
- Appeal submitted29 February 2016
- Appeal decided16 August 2016
- Permission expiry16 August 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused40 m away
(a) Widening of existing single storey extension to rear, (b) construction of a half storey over part of…
3, Willbrook Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD06B/0697South DublinLodged 12 Sept 2006Extension
- Granted40 m away
Proposed rear first floor flat roof extension (19.9sq.m), partial demolition of rear extension, extending…
3, Willbrook Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD23B/0112South DublinLodged 27 Oct 2023Extension
- Refused40 m away
Part demolition of existing rear single storey extension and proposed new two storey flat roof extension with…
3, Willbrook Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD21B/0413South DublinLodged 10 Dec 2021Extension
- Granted50 m away
Proposed infill section between bays to existing industrial unit
1 Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
S99A/0200South DublinLodged 30 Mar 1999Industrial
- Granted60 m away
New single storey extension to side and rear of existing dwelling and associated site works
1, Willbrook Grove, Dublin 14
SD16B/0119South DublinLodged 18 Apr 2016Extension
- Part granted, part refused70 m away
Retention of single storey extension to the rear of the existing two storey dwelling and permission for the…
8, Willbrook Grove, Dublin 14
SD13A/0026South DublinLodged 22 Feb 2013New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
2-storey extension to side and front — single storey extension to rear
3, Ballyboden road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14W802
SD24B/0482WSouth DublinLodged 30 Oct 2024Extension
- Granted80 m away
A single storey extension to the side and rear with alterations to existing first floor rear windows
78, Beaufort Downs, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07B/0475South DublinLodged 1 Jun 2007Extension
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