Site at Taylors Lane and Edmondstown Road, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
Demolition of institutional buildings and construction of 496 apartments and duplexes in Ballyboden.
SHD3ABP-307222-20 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 May 2020
- Reference
- SHD3ABP-307222-20
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- SHD3-Application to ABP
- Received
- 25 May 2020
- Residential units
- 496
Summary
AI-generatedThis strategic housing development involves the demolition of former institutional buildings. It proposes 496 residential units across three apartment and duplex blocks ranging from 2 to 7 storeys, alongside a creche, retail units, a community room, and a new public park.
- Storeys
- 7
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
- Demolition of existing former institutional buildings and associated outbuildings. Construction of 496 residential units within 3 apartment/duplex blocks (over basement car parks) ranging in height from 2-7 storeys. Block a
- 6-7 storeys in height and consists 152 units in 2 l shaped buildings along with a creche and 2 retail units. Block b- 3 x 6-7 storey buildings with 141 units, plus 6 x 2 storey duplex units in 2 buildings providing a total of 147 units. Block c- 5-6 storeys in height and consists 197 units plus a community room all in one building. Provision of a new public park along taylors lane. Provision of 372 car parking spaces and 1144 cycle parking spaces. Revised vehicular access from edmondstown road and an emergency vehicular access off taylors lane along with provision of pedestrian accesses to the site. Road improvement works along edmondstown road including the existing junction off scholarstown road/edmondstown road. All associated development works, substations, bin stores and landscaping required
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 Walnut View, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd | Dec 2025 | €550,000 | 166 m |
| 5 Moyville Lawns, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €675,000 | 183 m |
| 66a The Rise, Boden Park, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €662,000 | 183 m |
| 209 Ballyboden Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €395,000 | 198 m |
| 20 Moyville, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €682,000 | 230 m |
| 7 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €464,000 | 246 m |
| 8 Larch Dr, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €508,000 | 250 m |
| 9 Beech Walk, Brookwood, Scholarstown Rd Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €645,000 | 252 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 received25 May 2020
- Decision due20 July 2020
- Decision issued14 September 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing former Institutional buildings and associated…
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LRD23A/0002South DublinLodged 3 Apr 2023Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
The demolition of the existing Good Council buildings (recently vacated by the Health Service Executive,…
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SD16A/0121South DublinLodged 19 Oct 2016Demolition
- Granted100 m away
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SD24A/0035South DublinLodged 10 Jul 2024New dwelling
- Refused100 m away
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SD23A/0155South DublinLodged 7 Jul 2023New dwelling
- Granted120 m away
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SD25A/0098WSouth DublinLodged 12 Aug 2025New dwelling
- Granted120 m away
Single-storey extension to rear of existing shop to contain new storage area, and to demolish internal rear…
1, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD08A/0777South DublinLodged 14 Nov 2008Extension
- Invalid120 m away
Detached two storey house and new vehicular entrance to side
41, Taylor's Lane, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD06A/0922South DublinLodged 27 Oct 2006New dwelling
- Refused120 m away
Detached two storey house and new vehicular entrance to side
41, Ballyboden Crescent Upper, Ballyboden, Dublin 16.
SD06A/1033South DublinLodged 1 Dec 2006New dwelling
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