GrantedApartmentsDecided 4 December 2018

Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Modifications and an additional floor to Block A in Scholarstown Wood to add 9 apartments.

SD18A/0369 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 10 October 2018

Reference: SD18A/0369
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 10 October 2018
Residential units: 9
Floor area: 5604 m²

Summary

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The proposal seeks modifications to a permitted apartment block, including reconfiguring the third floor and adding a new fourth floor to provide 9 additional residential units. This will increase the total units in Block A from 34 to 43, increase the floor area by 1,290 sq.m, and add 9 car parking spaces.

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Storeys: 5

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Official record

Development description

Modifications to apartment block a within the residential development permitted under reg. Sd15a/0017 & abp ref. Pl06s. 244732 as amended under reg. Sd18a/0215 ; reconfiguration and alterations to the permitted third floor level to provide 2 additional residential units; units 282 and 283, resulting in provision of 2 one bed units, 6 two bed units and one 3 bed unit; the residential gross floor area at the third floor level increases from 734sq. M to 866sq. M; additional floor (proposed at fourth floor level) to provide 7 additional residential units (6 two bed units and one 1 bed unit) with a gfa of 740sq. M; modifications and additional floor increases the number of units from 34 to 43 units in apartment block a, including associated alterations to the elevations; alterations to the permitted car parking layout at basement and surface level including 9 additional car parking spaces; 14 additional cycle parking spaces; total gross floor area of apartment block a will increase from 4,314sq. M to 5,604sq. M at scholarstown wood, located south of scholarstown road, west of stocking lane, north of ballyboden waterworks and east of woodfield.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 The Walk, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham	Jul 2025	€811,000	83 m
13 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Apr 2025	€762,000	98 m
9 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Aug 2025	€705,000	108 m
11 The Crescent, Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road	Dec 2025	€800,000	153 m
22 The Avenue, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	May 2026	€730,000	164 m
30 The Way, Scholarstown Woods, Scholarstown Wood	Apr 2025	€782,000	174 m
24 The Avenue Scholarstown Wood, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham	Aug 2025	€775,000	175 m
27 The Way, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham	Dec 2025	€750,000	177 m

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Key dates

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Application received10 October 2018
Decision due4 December 2018
Decision issued4 December 2018
Appeal submitted20 December 2018
Appeal decided3 April 2019
Permission expiry20 April 2019

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