Portion of land North of Stocking Avenue, Woodtown, South of M50 Junction 12, West of White Pines Dr
A major new tennis and padel sports facility including indoor halls, outdoor courts, and a clubhouse.
SD25A/0308W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0308W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a comprehensive sports facility featuring two outdoor tennis courts, three outdoor padel courts with a 10m high roof, and two indoor tennis halls housing a total of seven courts. It also includes a clubhouse, 49 car parking spaces, and 52 bicycle spaces.
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
A tennis and padel sports facility, including 2no. Outdoor tennis courts with associated floodlights; 3no. Outdoor padel courts with integrated lighting partially covered with 10m high open-sided steel and canvas roof; 1no. Indoor tennis hall housing 4 indoor tennis courts; 1no. Indoor tennis hall housing 3 indoor tennis courts, warm up area, w/cs, changing facilities & viewing platform; clubhouse containing toilets, changing rooms, kitchen, lounge, small office area, store room & viewing area; 49 car parking spaces; 52 bicycle parking spaces; new access from stocking well and all associated landscaping & site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 White Pines Drive, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham | Oct 2025 | €700,000 | 134 m |
| 13 Stocking Well Close, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham | Feb 2025 | €450,000 | 143 m |
| 4 White Pines Drive, White Pines Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham | Feb 2026 | €605,000 | 162 m |
| 23 White Pines Meadow, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham | Feb 2025 | €590,000 | 192 m |
| 3 Stockingwood Hall, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 215 m |
| 4 Stocking Wood Hall, Stocking Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €410,000 | 215 m |
| 25 Stocking Well Row, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham | Mar 2026 | €406,000 | 224 m |
| 16 Stocking Wood Hall, Stocking Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €375,000 | 228 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 received17 December 2025
- Decision due16 July 2026
- Decision issued16 July 2026
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