Site at Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
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SD22A/0128 is a planning application for permission and retention at Site at Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, received by South Dublin County Council on 10 Aug 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Amendment to Block D2, located towards the south-eastern corner of the site located north of Scholarstown Road called 'Two Oaks', formally incorporating dwellings known as 'Beech Park' and 'Maryfield (657sq.m) of the scheme granted under ABP Ref: 305878-19 and the non-material amendments permitted under ABP Ref: 311752-21; Block D2 as granted provided two retail units at ground floor level measuring 135sq.m and 112sq.m and a restaurant/cafe at first floor level measuring 271.5sq.m; The amendment proposes the provision of a single retail unit in Block D2 comprising the amalgamation of the two permitted ground floor units and the change of use of the first-floor unit from restaurant/cafe to ancillary retail floor area principally providing storage/back-of-house/office space for the retail unit at ground floor level; and all associated works. Retention permission is sought for minor elevational changes to Block D2. The council granted permission on 5 Sept 2022 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 14 Sept 2022. Appeal 314746 is before An Coimisiún Pleanála (lodged 3 Oct 2022). A commencement notice (SN0008746SD) was lodged on 19 Jul 2023, so works have started on site. The site is zoned R2 — existing residential under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 57 other decided applications in the last five years and 5 appeals.
Proposal
Amendment to Block D2, located towards the south-eastern corner of the site located north of Scholarstown Road called 'Two Oaks', formally incorporating dwellings known as 'Beech Park' and 'Maryfield (657sq.m) of the scheme granted under ABP Ref: 305878-19 and the non-material amendments permitted under ABP Ref: 311752-21; Block D2 as granted provided two retail units at ground floor level measuring 135sq.m and 112sq.m and a restaurant/cafe at first floor level measuring 271.5sq.m; The amendment proposes the provision of a single retail unit in Block D2 comprising the amalgamation of the two permitted ground floor units and the change of use of the first-floor unit from restaurant/cafe to ancillary retail floor area principally providing storage/back-of-house/office space for the retail unit at ground floor level; and all associated works. Retention permission is sought for minor elevational changes to Block D2.
- Status
- Decision Following A.I.
- Decision
- Grant permission & grant retention on 5 Sept 2022
- Final grant
- 17 Oct 2022
- Floor area
- 521 m²
- Site (from polygon)
- 583 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 27 Jun 2022Further information requested
- 10 Aug 2022Further information received
- 10 Aug 2022New applicationObservation window closed 14 Sept 2022
- 5 Sept 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 3 Oct 2022
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Appeal
Commencement
- Seven day notice SN0008746SD
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
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- NIAH-recorded building · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 106470). 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/62318.
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