GrantedCommercialDecided 8 February 2021

Lands south of Stocking Avenue, Woodtown, Dublin 16

Amendments to a permitted retail unit and creche, including a new mezzanine level and an off-licence.

SD20A/0322 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 4 December 2020

Reference: SD20A/0322
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 December 2020
Floor area: 232 m²

Summary

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Planning permission is sought for amendments to a permitted single-storey convenience retail unit and creche. The changes include a new mezzanine level for storage and plant, an ancillary off-licence at ground floor level, external finish changes, and a minor extension to the creche for a fire escape.

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to the single storey convenience retail unit (c. 1,479sq. M gfa) and to the creche which was permitted by south dublin county council under reg. Sd19a/0345; provision of a mezzanine level for storage (c. 138sq. M) and plant (c. 55sq. M); associated external and internal changes including a fire escape stairs to the mezzanine and access door alterations as a result of inclusion of mezzanine area; introduction of a aov and roof lights as a result of inclusion of mezzanine area; addition of an extra window to the staff accommodation area; change of external finishes from polycarbonate cladding panels to the north and east facades to kingspan micro rib panel; amendments to curtain wall glazing layout; introduction of an ancillary off-licence at ground floor level measuring c. 104sq. M within the approved retail unit; adjusted signage zones and additional proposed signage zones; reallocation of external back of house area to allow for external plant (c. 81sq. M); amendments to the creche will include a proposed extension of c. 4.5sq. M to accommodate a fire escape stair, minor internal modifications to floor plan and window to accommodate fore escape; fire escape door will be added to the second stairwell and the main entrance door is proposed to be recessed; external steps to the creche entrance from stocking ave will be reconfigured; omission of the louvres to the glazing units; all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground including changes in level and associated retaining features, boundary treatments and associated site servicing (foul and surface water drainage and water supply) on a site principally bounded by stocking avenue to the north, an internal access road associated with the white pines residential development to the east and stocking wood residential scheme to the south and west.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

LCDC

“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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 30 July 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 April 2022.

Notified floor area: 1,610 m²

4 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
22 Stocking Wood Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16	Oct 2025	€580,000	111 m
23 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham	Feb 2025	€590,000	112 m
19 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham	May 2026	€680,000	118 m
7 Stocking Wood Walk, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham	Sept 2025	€705,000	129 m
19 Stocking Wood Heath, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham	Apr 2026	€750,000	133 m
1 White Pines Heights, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham	May 2025	€680,000	133 m
13 Stocking Wood Manor, Stocking Wood, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	May 2025	€366,667	147 m
4 White Pines Heights, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham	Dec 2025	€715,000	169 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 received4 December 2020
Decision due8 February 2021
Decision issued8 February 2021
Grant issued22 March 2021

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