GrantedApartmentsDecided 16 December 2021

Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

Construction of a 28-unit apartment building up to four storeys high on Nutgrove Avenue.

SD21A/0101 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 19 November 2021

Reference: SD21A/0101
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: In progress
Type: Permission
Received: 19 November 2021
Residential units: 28
Floor area: 2640 m²

Summary

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A residential development is proposed comprising 28 apartments in a building up to four storeys high on a 0.31-hectare site, including a former filling station. The project includes 8 one-bed, 17 two-bed, and 3 three-bed units, communal open space, 16 car parking spaces, and the relocation of existing traffic lights and a pedestrian crossing.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Residential development comprising a total of 28 apartments, in a building up to 4-storeys in height; the cumulative gross floor area is proposed to be 2,640sq. M on the 0.3157 hectare site including the site of the former filling station (0.2821 ha - under applicant's ownership) and a portion of land (0.0326ha) located to the north of the filling station site, where the existing traffic lights and pedestrian crossing are located along nutgrove avenue; to accommodate access to the site, it is proposed to relocate the existing traffic lights and pedestrian crossing which traverses both south dublin county council and dun laoghaire-rathdown county council boundaries; a development with a maximum height of c. 11.7m and a total gross floor area of 2,640 sq. M comprising of 28 residential units comprising 8 1-bedroom apartments, 17 2-bedroom apartments and 3 3-bedroom apartments; communal amenity space (433sq. M) and public open space (286sq. M) located to the rear and western side of the site; at grade car parking is proposed to the rear of the site which will provide 16 residents' car parking spaces (including 2 electric vehicles spaces and 1 accessible spaces) and 2 motorcycle parking spaces; 2 resident waste bin storage areas are proposed along the north-western and north-eastern corner of the site, fronting nutgrove avenue (total 25sq. M); a new vehicular entrance from nutgrove avenue; a total of 62 surface level bicycle parking spaces comprising 48 spaces located at the rear of the site and 14 spaces within the residents' communal area, located along the north-western portion of the site; relocation of the existing traffic lights and pedestrian crossing located on nutgrove avenue to the west of its existing position to accommodate access to the site; all ancillary site development works including installation of drainage and water supply infrastructure, lighting and provision of an esb substation and switch room.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 24 April 2024.

Notified floor area: 50 m²

2 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
28 Units At, Stonepark Hall, Nutgrove Avenueprice excludes VAT	Jan 2026	€12,766,415	4 m
56 Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Aug 2025	€545,000	65 m
50b Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	May 2025	€595,000	88 m
46 Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	May 2025	€570,000	111 m
229 William Pallister House, Loreto Abbey Apts, Rathfarnham	May 2025	€497,000	112 m
12 Ely Square, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€731,278	144 m
86 Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Apr 2025	€525,000	159 m
256 Loreto Abbey, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16	Jun 2026	€485,000	173 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 received19 November 2021
Further information requested21 June 2021
Further information received20 September 2021
Decision due16 December 2021
Decision issued16 December 2021
Grant issued28 January 2022

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