The Good Counsel & ancillary buildings, Edmonstown Road, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
Demolition of the former Good Counsel buildings and outbuildings in Ballyboden.
SD16A/0121 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 October 2016
- Reference
- SD16A/0121
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 October 2016
- Floor area
- 5231 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the demolition of the vacant Good Counsel buildings, a former seminary and chapel, along with associated outbuildings, a workshop, and garages. Salvage operations, asbestos removal, and site reinstatement works will be carried out.
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Official record
Development description
The demolition of the existing good council buildings (recently vacated by the health service executive, formerly an augustinian seminary and chapel) and associated outbuildings including the boiler house/ flue and single storey workshop along the edmondstown road and adjacent garages and greenhouse. A number of architectural and interior features will be salvaged prior to the demolition works and the remaining building fabric as regulatory standards. A licence for the safe removal of asbestos flooring identified within the buildings will be put in place prior to demolition works commencing, described in principle by the preliminary method statement associated with this application. The footprint of the existing buildings will be covered with a granular fill, and the existing walls to the site boundary along the edmondstown road shall be made good to match the adjacent site boundary walls to the north and south. All service connections shall be capped off and recorded for the future development of the site. A set of record drawings, photographs and report on the history of the site and buildings shall be lodged with the irish architectural archive, these documents are also included with this application.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 5 Moyville Lawns, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €675,000 | 203 m |
| 7 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €464,000 | 225 m |
| 9 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €645,000 | 231 m |
| 8 Larch Dr, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €508,000 | 234 m |
| 20 Moyville, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €682,000 | 242 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 received19 October 2016
- Further information requested2 June 2016
- Further information received19 October 2016
- Decision due15 November 2016
- Decision issued11 November 2016
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