The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Construction of a new vehicular entrance, parking spaces, and boundary fencing at a protected structure in Rathfarnham.
SD18B/0535 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 August 2019
- Reference
- SD18B/0535
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves creating a new vehicular entrance to accommodate three paved car parking spaces abutting the public realm. It also includes a new pedestrian entrance, a path to the period house, and a new two-meter-high boundary metal fence with hedge screening to replace an existing chain-link fence.
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
Construction of vehicular entrance to the curtilage of a protected structure to accommodate 3 car spaces on a paved surface that shall abutt directly onto the public realm; provision of pedestrian entrance and path to the back of the spaces, to access the period house directly; erection of a 2m high boundary metal fence and 1m hedge screening along the boundary facing st. Patricks cottages replacing the existing chain-link fence.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Tara Hill Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €447,000 | 93 m |
| 11 Silverbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,123,348 | 96 m |
| 17 Silverbrook, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €1,374,449 | 96 m |
| 8 Silverbrook, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,233,480 | 96 m |
| 21 Silverbrook, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €1,013,216 | 96 m |
| 20 Silverbrook, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €1,189,427 | 96 m |
| 18 Silverbrook, White Church Rd, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €1,145,374 | 96 m |
| 16 Silverbrook, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14price excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €1,211,454 | 96 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 received20 August 2019
- Further information requested21 February 2019
- Further information received20 August 2019
- Decision due16 September 2019
- Decision issued16 September 2019
- Appeal submitted4 October 2019
- Appeal decided28 May 2020
- Permission expiry13 April 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
(1) Three new houses on the site, which are entered through a private courtyard facing Whitestown Road, the…
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD07A/0958South DublinLodged 3 Dec 2007New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
(1) Construction of 5 own-door apartments in a building of three storey's (max height 8.7m from St. Patrick's…
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06A/0525South DublinLodged 31 Oct 2006Apartments
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
Rewiring, replumbing, repairs to external walls, window repairs, partitions on 2nd floor & further…
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ED16/0067South DublinLodged 1 Dec 2016Alterations
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
Alterations to a Protected Structure
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
ED12/0008South DublinLodged 2 Apr 2012Alterations
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
Use of domestic dwelling (Protected Structure) as a residential building for support living
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
ED11/0003South DublinLodged 21 Jan 2011Change of use
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
Alterations to The Mill House (Protected Structure)
Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
ED12/0017South DublinLodged 1 Jun 2012Alterations
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
Alterations at The Millhouse (Protected Structure)
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
ED12/0006South DublinLodged 9 Mar 2012Alterations
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
Use of this existing domestic dwelling (PROTECTED STRUCTURE) as a residential building for support living
The Millhouse, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
ED10/0040South DublinLodged 15 Nov 2010Change of use
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