RefusedHousing estateDecided 21 May 2019

Coill Avon, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Demolition of an existing house and construction of 62 residential units in Rathfarnham.

SD19A/0105 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 March 2019

Reference: SD19A/0105
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 27 March 2019
Residential units: 62
Floor area: 7014 m²

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of the existing 'Coill Avon' house to construct 34 terraced houses and 28 apartments across two blocks. The development will also include a community room, car and bicycle parking, open green spaces, and associated site works on a 1.76-hectare site.

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Official record

Development description

Construction of a residential development of 62 units: demolition of the existing house, coill avon, and the construction of 28 three bedroom, two storey terraced houses; 3 four bedroom, two storey with dormer end of terrace houses and 3 four bedroom, three storey end of terrace houses, ranging in size from 110sq. M to 178sq. M with in curtilage car parking and 9 visitor car parking spaces; 16 two bed apartments over four floors (block a), 7 one bed apartments, 5 two bed apartments over three floors and one community room (block b) with 30 car parking spaces; bin store; secure bicycle parking; open space in two locations including woodland area of 1,795sq. M and a green of 708sq. M; new boundary treatment; landscaping and all associated service provision including two substations and alterations to the shared access and vehicular bridge to coill avon and lynbrook on a site of 1.76 hectares (1.6 hectares application site and balance 0.16 hectares includes a section of the public road to facilitate connection to the public foul drainage system).

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Riverwood Lodge, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnamprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,691,630	153 m
Muddies, Upper Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Jan 2025	€1,600,000	184 m
10 Whitechurch Hill, Dublin 16, Dublin	Apr 2026	€396,000	482 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received27 March 2019
Decision due21 May 2019
Decision issued21 May 2019

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