RefusedApartmentsDecided 27 November 2019

Lands at Prospect House, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 E5D0

Refurbishment of a protected house and construction of a new 25-unit apartment block in Rathfarnham.

SD19A/0312 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 3 October 2019

Reference: SD19A/0312
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 3 October 2019
Residential units: 29
Floor area: 3758.5 m²

Summary

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The proposal includes internal modifications to Prospect House, a protected structure, to provide three residential units, and converting outbuildings into an apartment. It also proposes the renovation of a derelict gate lodge and the construction of a new three-storey apartment block containing 25 units.

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Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

(a) internal modification/reconfiguration of an refurbishments to prospect house (protected structure rps 340) to provide for: 1 two bed unit & two one bed units ranging from 66sq. M
148sq. M with 5 in-curtilage car parking spaces; (b) the extension, internal reconfiguration of and refurbishments to the detached outbuildings & courtyard to the rear (south) of prospect house in order to accommodate a single storey one bedroom apartment unit (52sq. M); (c) the re-opening of a gap between prospect house and it's detached outbuilding to the rear to provide access into the new communal gardens proposed to the west of prospect house; (e) revised landscaping to the north of prospect house, including the removal of a portion of the existing railings to the north of the driveway to facilitate a new vehicular access & parking provision; all served by the existing entrance & avenue to prospect house; (f) the renovation of the existing derelict gate lodge; (g) the provision of 1 apartment block (three storey setback penthouse level) to the western side of prospect house to provide for 25 residential units (8 one bedroom units, 16 two bedroom units and 1 three bedroom unit) over a single storey basement comprising a total of 27 car parking spaces and 11 bicycle parking spaces; (h) removal of a portion of the western boundary wall to provide a new vehicular & pedestrian access from stocking lane to the new apartment block; (g) all associated hard & soft landscaping, the provision of an esb sub-station and all associated engineering and site development works necessary to facilitate the development all on a site of 0.4832ha

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
13 Airpark Close, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Jan 2025	€640,000	78 m
49 Cluain Na Cathrach, Athenryprice excludes VAT	Aug 2025	€378,855	79 m
22 Prospect Drive, Prospect Farm, Skevanishprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€414,097	80 m
16 Prospect View, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Apr 2025	€582,000	80 m
10 Prospect Drive, Prospect Farm, Skevanishprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€396,475	88 m
5 Airpark Close, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Oct 2025	€600,000	101 m
6 Laurel Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€651,982	104 m
5 Prospect Dr, Prospect Manor, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Sept 2025	€975,000	106 m

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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 received3 October 2019
Decision due27 November 2019
Decision issued27 November 2019
Appeal submitted23 December 2019
Appeal decided19 November 2020
Permission expiry27 August 2020

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