Rookwood, Stocking Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
Construction of 11 houses on the grounds of Rookwood House, a protected structure, including a new entrance and demolition of a shed.
SD21A/0202 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 14 March 2022
- Reference
- SD21A/0202
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 March 2022
- Residential units
- 9
- Floor area
- 498 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of 11 residential units surrounding Rookwood House, which is a protected structure. The units include a gate lodge, mews houses, and woodland houses ranging from 1.5 to 2.5 storeys. Works also involve widening and relocating the site entrance, a new pedestrian entrance, filling in a swimming pool, and partial demolition of a courtyard wall and shed.
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
- The setback, widening and relocation of a site entrance northwards along the public road, allowing for improved sight lines and it's repositioning, reordering and construction; a new pedestrian entrance; demolition of small shed/garage structure; filling-in of an existing swimming pool; demolition of a portion of the west flanking courtyard wall to re-establish a historic courtyard entrance ( as seen on historic 6 inch (1837-1842), historic 25 inch (1888-1913) maps); construction of 11 residential units located surrounding rookwood house (protected structure) on it's associated grounds, made up of section
- The gate lodge consisting of unit 1, [1.5-storey two bed, 4 person detached dwelling (83.50sq. M); section
- Mews houses consisting of units 2, 3 & 4, (two storey three bed, four person terraced dwellings (105.10sq. M) and unit 5 (two storey, three bed, six person detached dwelling (138.00sq. M) and section
- Woodland houses consisting of units 6 & 9 (2.5-storey, four bed, six person detached dwellings (152.00sq. M), units 7 & 10 (2.5-storey, four bed, six person semi-detached dwellings (152.00sq. M) and units 8 & 11 (2.5-storey, three bed, six person semi-detached dwellings (125.90sq. M) and maintaining the existing rookwood house (protected structure) as a residential house, as is; 22 car parking spaces, new pedestrian footpaths, internal road network, detailed landscaping, services and all associated works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 St. Winnow, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT | Jul 2026 | €625,550 | 92 m |
| 26 Springvale, Edmondstown Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €689,000 | 129 m |
| 40 Springvale, Rathfarnham, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €605,000 | 130 m |
| 28 Cypress Ave, Brookwood, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €560,000 | 132 m |
| 8 Larch Dr, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €508,000 | 133 m |
| 9 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €645,000 | 173 m |
| 7 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €464,000 | 177 m |
| 27 The Way, Scholarstown Wood, Rathfarnham | Dec 2025 | €750,000 | 189 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 received14 March 2022
- Further information requested13 September 2021
- Further information received14 March 2022
- Decision due11 April 2022
- Decision issued11 April 2022
- Grant issued7 November 2023
- Appeal submitted5 May 2022
- Appeal decided24 October 2023
- Permission expiry29 November 2022
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