Bolton Hall, And No. 163, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
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SD04A/0978 is a planning application for permission at Bolton Hall, And No. 163, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, received by South Dublin County Council on 23 Dec 2004 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: (1) Demolition of existing single storey cottage type dwelling at no 163 Ballyboden Road; development of 91 no residential units comprising 18 no.one bedroom apartments, 36 no. two bedroom apartments, 10 no. three bedroom duplex units, 24 no. four bedroom townhouses, 1 no. three bedroom house, 1 no four bedroom detached house and also includes the restoration of Bolton Hall which is a Protected Structure to accommodate a single dwelling in ten buildings (2-5 storeys), as follows: Building 1 is 3-4 storey plus penthouse and contains 38 no. units, comprising 1 no. one bedroom apartment, 27 no. two bedroom apartments and 10 no. three bedroom duplex units; Building 2 is 3 storey and contains 15 no. units, comprising 3 no. two bedroom apartments and 12 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 3 is 3 storey comprising 5 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 4 is 2/3 storey comprising 7 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 5 is 2-3 storey and contains 10 no. units, comprising 8 no. one bedroom apartment and 2 no. two bedroom apartments; Building 6 is 2 storey comprising 9 no. one bedroom apartments and consists partly of the existing stable buildings (Protected Structure); Building 7 is the existing 2 storey detached dwelling, Bolton Hall (Protected Structure), which will be renovated to provide a five bedroom house; Building 8 is 3 storey comprising 4 no. two bedroom apartments; Building 9 is a 2 storey three bedroom dwelling which will replace the original dwelling at no. 163 Ballyboden Road; Building 10 is a 2 storey four bedroom dwelling: (2) all apartments/duplex units have balconies/terraces, including roof terraces; creche facility (approx.188.6 sq.m) at ground floor level of building 8; 161 no. car parking spaces and 62 no.bicycle parking spaces at basement level; 10 no. surface car parking spaces; 2 no. set down car spaces adjacent to the creche; provision of new vehicular access on Ballyboden Road: (3) demolition of single storey out buildings and lean-to structures and partial removal of sections of garden walls and railings all within the curtilage of Bolton Hall (Protected Structure): (4) 1 no ESB sub-station; bin and associated facilities at basement level; ancillary site development works and landscaping works including provision of bridge culvert structure; all on a site of c.1.923 hectares at Bolton Hall (Protected Structure). The application was withdrawn on 24 Feb 2005. The five-week observation window closed on 7 Feb 2005. The site is zoned R2 — existing residential under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 91 units. Within 500 m there are 81 other decided applications in the last five years and 4 appeals.
Proposal
(1) Demolition of existing single storey cottage type dwelling at no 163 Ballyboden Road; development of 91 no residential units comprising 18 no.one bedroom apartments, 36 no. two bedroom apartments, 10 no. three bedroom duplex units, 24 no. four bedroom townhouses, 1 no. three bedroom house, 1 no four bedroom detached house and also includes the restoration of Bolton Hall which is a Protected Structure to accommodate a single dwelling in ten buildings (2-5 storeys), as follows: Building 1 is 3-4 storey plus penthouse and contains 38 no. units, comprising 1 no. one bedroom apartment, 27 no. two bedroom apartments and 10 no. three bedroom duplex units; Building 2 is 3 storey and contains 15 no. units, comprising 3 no. two bedroom apartments and 12 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 3 is 3 storey comprising 5 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 4 is 2/3 storey comprising 7 no. four bedroom townhouses; Building 5 is 2-3 storey and contains 10 no. units, comprising 8 no. one bedroom apartment and 2 no. two bedroom apartments; Building 6 is 2 storey comprising 9 no. one bedroom apartments and consists partly of the existing stable buildings (Protected Structure); Building 7 is the existing 2 storey detached dwelling, Bolton Hall (Protected Structure), which will be renovated to provide a five bedroom house; Building 8 is 3 storey comprising 4 no. two bedroom apartments; Building 9 is a 2 storey three bedroom dwelling which will replace the original dwelling at no. 163 Ballyboden Road; Building 10 is a 2 storey four bedroom dwelling: (2) all apartments/duplex units have balconies/terraces, including roof terraces; creche facility (approx.188.6 sq.m) at ground floor level of building 8; 161 no. car parking spaces and 62 no.bicycle parking spaces at basement level; 10 no. surface car parking spaces; 2 no. set down car spaces adjacent to the creche; provision of new vehicular access on Ballyboden Road: (3) demolition of single storey out buildings and lean-to structures and partial removal of sections of garden walls and railings all within the curtilage of Bolton Hall (Protected Structure): (4) 1 no ESB sub-station; bin and associated facilities at basement level; ancillary site development works and landscaping works including provision of bridge culvert structure; all on a site of c.1.923 hectares at Bolton Hall (Protected Structure).
- Status
- Officer Allocation
- Decision
- Withdraw the application on 24 Feb 2005
- Units
- 91
- Site (from polygon)
- 1.96 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 23 Dec 2004New applicationObservation window closed 7 Feb 2005
- 24 Feb 2005DecisionAppeal window closed 24 Mar 2005
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
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 · 4
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121029). 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/24753.
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