Wit's End, The Rookery, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
Refused in Sept 2026.
- 24 Jul 2026Received
- 17 Sept 2026Refuse permission
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Refuse permission · 17 Sept 2026
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Units
- 5
- Site
- 3,544 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
Construction of five two-storey detached houses
The applicant wants to build five four-bedroom detached houses. This includes creating a new internal road and widening the existing entrance.
- Includes new boundary and entrance gates to Mount Michael House
- The site is adjacent to Mount Michael House, a protected structure
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
Construction of 5 no. 2-storey 4-bed detached dwellings; New internal access road and widening of the existing vehicular access from The Rookery; New boundary and entrance gates to Mount Michael House; Car parking, bin stores, landscaped communal open space and boundary treatments; All associated site works and services; The lands are adjacent to Mount Michael House, a Protected Structure
Planning details
- Reference
- SD26A/0182W
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Refused · register status “Decision”
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Observations close
- 28 Aug 2026 (closed 52 days ago)
- Decision due
- 17 Sept 2026 · decided 17 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse permission on 17 Sept 2026
- Site area
- 3,544 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 41 · 500 m · 5 years
- Open65, Knockaire, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 FW95
- GrantedIona Pastoral Community Centre, Idrone Avenue, Dublin, D16 T299
- Awaiting decisionSDCC Lands @28 Locations
- Granted18 Idrone Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 PX88
- Awaiting decision29, Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown, Dublin 16, D16 E2T2
- Granted2 Mount Alton Court, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 HW83
- Granted42, Scholarstown Park, Scholarstown, Dublin 16
- Refused68, Dargle Wood, Dublin 16
Show all 41
- GrantedOrlagh roundabout, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced16 Idrone Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16PX29
- Granted40D, Dargle Wood, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 DP86.
- GrantedOrlagh Roundabout, R113, Scholarstown Road Junction
- Appeal decidedScholarstown House, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16, D16 E2H9
- Commenced45, Orlagh Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 T8Y1
- Granted32, Dargle Wood, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 WP96
- Awaiting decisionKnocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme
- GrantedKnocklyon Shopping Centre, Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16, D16 W2V0
- Granted24, Orlagh Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- Commenced34, Dargle Wood, Dublin 16
- Granted64A, Woodfield, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
- Withdrawn64A, Woodfield, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
- Granted25a Knockaire, Dublin 16
- Commenced109, Darglewood, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- GrantedBlock C3, Beechpark and Maryfield, Scholarstown, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- Granted12, Woodfield, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- GrantedNo., 49, Woodfield, Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham
- GrantedKnocklyon Shopping Centre, Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.
- Commenced144, Dargle Wood, Dublin 16
- Commenced48, Orlagh Downs, Dublin 16
- Commenced12, Orlagh Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.
- GrantedBlock D2, Beechpark and Maryfield, Scholarstown, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- Appeal decidedScholarstown House, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
- WithdrawnKnocklyon Shopping Centre, Knocklyon Road, Dublin 16.
- Granted2, Beverly Avenue, Scholarstown Wood,, Dublin 16, D16KP52
- Commenced48, Dargle Wood, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- CommencedSite at Scholarstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted3, Idrone Avenue, Dublin 16
- Granted36, Beverly Avenue, Dublin 16
- Granted22, Idrone Park, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16YD74
- Withdrawn36, Beverly Avenue, Dublin 16
- CommencedUnits 1 & 2 First Floor, Orlagh Shopping Centre, Orlagh Grove, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16
Homes nearby
- For sale44 Knockaire, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 TH63
- For sale22 Beverly Lawns, Knocklyon, Dublin 16, D16 F5X4
- For sale53 Orlagh Park, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16, D16 X9P4
- For sale13 Orlagh Avenue, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16, D16 W8E8
- For sale21 Orlagh Grove, Knocklyon, Dublin 16
- For sale3 Scholarstown Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 R7N2
Development land nearby
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- Permitted, not started · 55 homes granted 02 Jun 2026, expires 02 Jun 2031 — Scholarstown House (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 11 homes granted 04 May 2018, expires 02 Jul 2031 — Vista Montana (1.0 km)
- Permission expired · 241 homes granted 19 Jul 2021, expires 19 Jul 2026 — Stocking Avenue Residential Development (0.8 km)
- Residential land off Ros Mor View, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16 (0.0 km)
- Residential land off Ros Mor View, Scholarstown Road, Dublin 16 (0.1 km)
Zoning
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.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 3
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 | open |
Summary
SD26A/0182W is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for construction of 5 no. 2-storey 4-bed detached dwellings; New internal access road and, received on 24 Jul 2026; permission was refused on 17 Sept 2026.