InvalidApartmentsDecided 13 June 2022

Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Renovation of a protected house, rebuilding a gate lodge, and building a 22-unit apartment block.

SD22A/0265 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 June 2022

Reference: SD22A/0265
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 2 June 2022
Residential units: 23
Floor area: 1928.1 m²

Summary

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This development includes the refurbishment and extension of Prospect House (a protected structure) and its coach house to create a 4-bed home. It also proposes rebuilding the ruined Gate Lodge into a 2-bed dwelling, and constructing a new 3-storey plus penthouse apartment block containing 22 units over a basement.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

(a) demolition of some existing structures on site; (b) the internal modification /reconfiguration and refurbishment of and extension to prospect house (a protected structure rps 340) and the renovation and modification of its associated coach house to provide for a 4-bed dwelling with associated private open space and car-parking provision; (c) the re-opening of a gap between prospect house and its detached coach house to the rear to provide a gated access into the new communal gardens proposed to the west of prospect house; (d) reconstruction of the gate lodge (in ruins) to provide for a 2-bed, single storey dwelling 63.4sqm with associated private open space and car-parking; (e) the provision of 1 apartment block (3-storey plus setback penthouse level) to the western side of prospect house to provide for 22 residential units (11 one bedroom units and 11 two bedroom units) over a single storey basement comprising a total of 25 car parking spaces, 2 motor bike spaces and 40 bicycle parking spaces; the basement will also include associated bin stores, plant and storage rooms; (f) 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, including the provision of a play area and an esb sub-station & all associated engineering & site development works necessary to facilitate the development, all on a site of
Slha at prospect house (a protected structure rps 340)

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
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 received2 June 2022
Decision due27 July 2022
Decision issued13 June 2022

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