Woodtown Manor, Stocking Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Decided on appeal: refused.
- 7 Aug 2008Received
- 19 Sept 2008Refuse permission
- 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
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
Nearby 13 · 500 m · 5 years
- OpenLaurel Lodge, Stocking Lane, Dublin 16
- Commenced30, Abbots Grove Park, Dublin, D16 T3H4
- Granted37, Abbots Grove Park, Dublin, D16 C6X8
- Commenced2 Woodtown Cottages, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 W6XO
- Appeal decidedWoodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 16.
- Commenced38, Abbots Grove Park, Dublin 16, D16C6X8
- Withdrawn38 Abbots Grove Park, Dublin 16, D16 C6X8
- Granted1, Stocking Wood Manor, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
Show all 13
- Granted28, Abbott Grove Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 F9F4
- Withdrawn28, Abbott Grove Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 F9F4
- Open1, Stocking Wood Manor, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 XE04
- Commenced15, Stocking Wood Drive, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16XV02
- GrantedBarleybank, Killakee Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 YF89
Homes nearby
- For sale1 Stocking Wood Green, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 H029
- For sale6 Stocking Wood Green, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 AH50
- For sale15 Stocking Wood Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 DF29
- For sale26 Stocking Wood Copse, Stocking Avenue, Dublin 16, D16 HD92
- For sale2 Stocking Well Close, Stocking Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 HW54
- For saleWhite Pines Central, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Development land nearby
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- Permitted, not started · 502 homes granted 06 Mar 2026, expires 06 Mar 2031 — Woodtown Development (0.3 km)
- Permission expired · 241 homes granted 19 Jul 2021, expires 19 Jul 2026 — Stocking Avenue Residential Development (0.8 km)
- Residential land off Woodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 16 (0.3 km)
- Residential land off Stocking Wood Copse, Stocking Avenue (0.5 km)
- Residential land off Stocking Wood Walk, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 (0.5 km)
Appeal
Appeal PL06S.231377 (Appeal decided), not yet matched.
Zoning
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
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: 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.