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South Dublin County Council · SD04A/0578 · Permission

West Bank of the Owendoher River at, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14

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SD04A/0578 is a planning application for permission at West Bank of the Owendoher River at, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, received by South Dublin County Council on 3 Aug 2004 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Construction of 35 Residential Units, consisting of Block A 6 storey over 15 basement car parking spaces & 50 bicycle spaces with 4x3 bed, 8x2 bed, 11x1 bed apartments, apartments 11 & 12 are own door entered from Butterfield Avenue, apartment 21 & 22 are duplex spanning 5th & 6th floor. Private & public roof terraces with lift & staircore running from basement to roof terrace. A break tank storage & bin / compactor room. Blocks B & C are 3 storey, each have 3x1 bed & 3x2 bed apartments over 31 underground car parking spaces with fire exit stairs to ground level & bin store. Foul drainage will be to a sump & masticating pump to existing L.A. sewer with storm water fed directly from roofs & terrace areas to the Owendoher River. Vehicular & Pedestrian access off Butterfield Ave. A new river retaining wall along the west bank to facilitate a linear walkway from the southern side of Butterfield Ave. towards Orwell Park. The council refused permission on 24 Sept 2004. The five-week observation window closed on 7 Sept 2004. The register records an appeal (06S.209376), decided: refuse permission. The site is zoned R2 — existing residential under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 35 units. Within 500 m there are 63 other decided applications in the last five years and 5 appeals.

Appeal window closes 22 Oct 2004 closed 7996 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (24 Sept 2004) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Construction of 35 Residential Units, consisting of Block A 6 storey over 15 basement car parking spaces & 50 bicycle spaces with 4x3 bed, 8x2 bed, 11x1 bed apartments, apartments 11 & 12 are own door entered from Butterfield Avenue, apartment 21 & 22 are duplex spanning 5th & 6th floor. Private & public roof terraces with lift & staircore running from basement to roof terrace. A break tank storage & bin / compactor room. Blocks B & C are 3 storey, each have 3x1 bed & 3x2 bed apartments over 31 underground car parking spaces with fire exit stairs to ground level & bin store. Foul drainage will be to a sump & masticating pump to existing L.A. sewer with storm water fed directly from roofs & terrace areas to the Owendoher River. Vehicular & Pedestrian access off Butterfield Ave. A new river retaining wall along the west bank to facilitate a linear walkway from the southern side of Butterfield Ave. towards Orwell Park.

Status
Appeal decided
Decision
Refuse permission on 24 Sept 2004
Units
35
Floor area
2,430 m²
Site (from polygon)
1,823 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 3 Aug 2004
    New application
    Observation window closed 7 Sept 2004
  • 24 Sept 2004
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 22 Oct 2004
  • 21 Oct 2004
    Appeal lodged

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    Zoning at the site

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 12
      Rathfarnham Courthouse; Rathfarnham Church; school
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 7
      House - fortified house; Water mill - unclassified; R149432

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 118271). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/23709.

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