RefusedRetentionDecided 26 June 2025

Lands at Ballyroan House, Ballyroan Heights, Dublin 16, D16 E8C6

Retention of enlarged private open space and a boundary wall at Watson Place, Dublin 16.

SD25A/0104W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 2 May 2025

Reference: SD25A/0104W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Appealed
Received: 2 May 2025

Summary

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The application seeks permission and retention permission for changes to the 'Watson Place' development. This includes retaining an enlarged private open space and a 2m boundary wall for McFarland House, plus adding 3 sq m to the public open space. No works are proposed to the nearby Ballyroan House, which is a Protected Structure.

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Official record

Development description

Permission and retention permission for development at this site of approx. 1 ha on lands at ballyroan house, ballyroan heights, dublin 16, d16 e8c6 (the overall development currently under construction at this site is referred to as 'watson place' and development subject of this application relates to this development and to the dwelling unit known as 'mcfarland house', watson place, dublin 16, d16 r6w4). The development consists of the retention of an enlarged private open space area (increased in size from approx. 172 sq m to approx. 211 sq m) and a new boundary wall of approx. 2m in height serving mcfarland house (permitted and constructed under reg. Ref. Sd23a/0302). Permission is also sought for the inclusion of an additional area of land approx. 3 sq m to form part of the main area of public open space serving the overall development at watson place. There are no works proposed to ballyroan house (a protected structure). All other development within the wider site remains as previously permitted under reg. Ref. Sd17a/0064 (abp ref. Pl06s. 249209), as extended under reg. Ref. Sd17a/0064/ep and as amended under reg. Ref. Sd21a/0175, reg. Ref. Sd23a/0302, reg. Ref. Sd23a/0340 and reg. Ref. Sd25a/0010w.

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

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This property has sold

€645,000
18 August 2025
€635,000
19 June 2025

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 5, Ballyroan House, Ballyroan	Dec 2025	€515,000	12 m
Apartment 7, Ballyroan House, Watson Placeprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€316,226	24 m
16 Watson Place, Dublin 16price excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€964,758	27 m
15 Watson Place, Dublin 16price excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€925,111	30 m
Unit No. 3 Watson Place, Ballyroan Heights, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€550,661	31 m
6 Watson Place, Ballyroan Heights, Rathfarnhamprice excludes VAT	Sept 2025	€1,189,421	37 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 May 2025
Decision due26 June 2025
Decision issued26 June 2025
Appeal submitted23 July 2025
Appeal decided26 November 2025

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