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South Dublin County Council · SD08A/0549

Woodtown Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16

Decided on appeal: refused.

  1. 7 Aug 2008Received
  2. 19 Sept 2008Refuse permission
  3. 4 Jan 2009Approval runs out
Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Refuse permission · 19 Sept 2008
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Units
100
Site
8.21 ha

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What’s proposed

1) Retirement accommodation comprising 100 no. retirement units located within 4 no. three storey blocks; 3 no. two storey blocks; and 25 single storey units. The accommodation comprises; 59 no. 2 bed retirement units within the blocks, 4 no. 1 bedroom retirement units within the blocks, 12 no. 2 bedroom duplex retirement units within the blocks, and 25 no. 2 bedroom single storey detached and semi-detached retirement units, totaling 11,287 sq m; 2) Refurbishment of the two storey Woodstown Manor(Protected Structure) (ca. 779 sq m) and new build single storey extension (ca. 1,021 sq m), to provide ancillary facilities associated with the retirement accommodation (including reception, kitchen, dining area, offices, doctor/ nurse room, refuse area, etc.) totaling ca. 571 sq m; a publicly accessible restaurant totaling ca. 236 sq m; a publicly accessible health and well being centre totaling ca. 993 sq m; 3) Single storey 40 sq m ESB sub-station; 4) 155 no. surface car parking spaces, access roads, footpaths, foul water treatment plant, tennis and boules courts, surface water attenuation tanks and all associated site work. 5) Demolition of single storey derelict house and outbuildings/ sheds comprising an area of 611 sq m; 6) A public hiking trail of 250 meters approximate length

Planning details

Reference
SD08A/0549
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “Appeal decided”
Received
7 Aug 2008
Observations close
11 Sept 2008 (closed 6606 days ago)
Decision due
1 Oct 2008 · decided 19 Sept 2008
Decision
Refuse permission on 19 Sept 2008
Site area
8.21 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Appeal PL06S.231377 (Appeal decided), not yet matched.

Zoning

P1 — Rural

Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 3
    Woodtown Park; Woodtown Manor

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

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Summary

SD08A/0549 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for 1) Retirement accommodation comprising 100 no. retirement units located within 4 no., received on 7 Aug 2008; permission was refused on 19 Sept 2008.