Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 8 October 2018

Fernwood Park & Maplewood Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24

Construction of 53 older persons' residential units across two sites in Tallaght with solar panels and communal facilities.

SD188/0003 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 5 July 2018

Reference
SD188/0003
Authority
South Dublin County Council
Register status
In progress
Type
Application Under Part 8
Received
5 July 2018

Summary

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This Part 8 application proposes two older persons' housing developments: 28 single-storey units at Fernwood Park and 25 units at Maplewood Road, which includes a three-storey managed building. The scheme features roof-mounted solar panels, upgraded public open spaces, and dedicated car parking.

Housing estateolder personssocial housingsolar
Residential units
53

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Official record

Development description

  • Proposed older persons’ residential development as follows: two proposed older persons’ residential developments at fernwood park (28 units) and at maplewood road (25 units), springfield, tallaght, dublin
  • The proposed developments shall consist of: fernwood park
  • 22 one bedroom, single storey units; fernwood park
  • 6 two bedroom single storey units; maplewood road
  • 8 one bedroom single storey units; maplewood road
  • 2 two bedroom single storey units; maplewood road
  • 15 one bedroom three storey managed building with communal facilities. All accommodation units will have solar panels located on roofs. The development will also consist of all associated site works including but not limited to provision of private open space, upgrading of existing areas of public open space (fernwood 5172sq. M. , maplewood 2634sq. M), boundary treatment/s, drainage, service & utility connections, roads and street lighting with vehicular & pedestrian access from the adjoining existing estate infrastructure (provision of 25 car parking spaces including 7 accessible spaces at fernwood park and 21 car parking spaces including 4 accessible spaces at maplewood road. ) the fernwood development will be facilitated by a new road junction connecting to the northern end of the existing fernwood park road and also to the north western end of the ashgrove road. The maplewood development will be facilitated by a new road junction connecting to the existing maplewood road. On the fernwood proposal the development includes the extinguishment of an existing public footpath to the side of 35 fernwood park and 37 ashgrove, springfield. The footpath is proposed to be replaced to the immediate front of houses 1-5 as a replacement footpath as an alternative route for pedestrians to use. A formal extinguishment of right of way will be sought, subject to part 8 planning approval. Plans and particulars of the proposed scheme will be available for inspection or purchased at a fee not exceeding the reasonable cost of making a copy for a period of 6 weeks from thursday, 6th july 2018 during the public opening hours at the offices of south dublin county council, county hall, tallaght, dublin
  • Submissions or observations in relation to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made as follows: online at https://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie up to midnight on friday, 31st august 2018 or written submissions not later than 4.30pm, friday 31st august 2018. Please address your submission to: senior executive officer, housing department, south dublin county council, county hall, tallaght, dublin
  • Note: please make your submission by one medium only. Only submissions received by friday 31st august 2018 and addressed as set out above, will be considered. Submissions cannot be accepted in any other format or to any other postal address. Submissions and observations should state the name, address, and, where relevant, details of any organisation, community group or company etc. Which you represent. Https://consult. Sdublincoco. Ie/en/consultation/proposed-older-persons-residential-development-fernwood-park-maplewood-road-springfield

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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 July 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 18 December 2023.

Notified floor area: 66.5

7 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
1 Fernwood Lawn, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24Apr 2025€300,00011 m
66 Fernwood Avenue, Springfield, TallaghtOct 2025€290,00047 m
62 Fernwood Park, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24Feb 2026€340,00067 m
3 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24May 2025€352,00071 m
57 Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24Nov 2025€280,000126 m
7 Alderwood Green, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24Aug 2025€416,000128 m
26 Birchwood Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24Sept 2025€377,000137 m
40 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, TallaghtFeb 2025€330,000143 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

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  1. Application received5 July 2018
  2. Decision issued8 October 2018

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