Lands at Kilmashogue House and Coill Avon House, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
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SHD3ABP-313059-22 is a planning application for shd3-application to abp at Lands at Kilmashogue House and Coill Avon House, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, received by South Dublin County Council on 21 Mar 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Demolition of Kilmashogue House and outbuildings and demolition of Coill Avon House and outbuildings; The refurbishment and re-use of 2 stone outbuildings for community use, to be incorporated into an area of public open space on the southern lands; The construction of a mixed-use development comprising neighbourhood centre and 178 residential units comprising 72 houses, 38 apartments and 68 duplex apartments; The 72 houses will comprise 2, 2.5 and 3-storey detached, semi-detached and terraced units to include, 6 two bed houses, 45 three bed houses, 21 four bed houses, The 38 apartments and 68 duplex apartments are located across 7 buildings ranging in height from 3 to 5-storey consisting of 1 Block A/B, 1 Block C, 1 Block E, 1 Block S and 3 Blocks T as follows, Block A/B: 5-storey over basement and podium accommodating 10 one bed apartments, 16 two bed duplex apartments and 1 three bed duplex apartment with associated balconies/terraces; Block C: 5-storey over basement accommodating 4 one bed apartments and 8 two bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block E: 4-storey over basement accommodating 8 one bed apartments and 16 two bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block S: 3-storey accommodating 2 two bed duplex apartments and 1 three bed apartment and 1 three bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block T: 3 three storey buildings accommodating 6 one bed apartments, 18 two bed duplex apartments, 9 three bed apartments and 6 three bed duplex apartments, all with associated balconies/terraces; Block A/B and Block C are arranged around a landscaped podium. The neighbourhood centre is located below this podium and accommodates a 2-level creche (313sq.m) at lower ground and ground floor level, and 3 retail/non-retail service/cafe units (470sq.m) at ground level; The basement below Block A/B and Block C accommodates 50 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, bin stores, plant and staff service area (80sq.m); The basement below Block E accommodates 35 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, bin store and plant; A section of link street with footpath and cycle path (approx. 438 linear metres) extending from the junction of Whitechurch Road and College Road on an alignment parallel to the M50, to provide access to the southern development lands and incorporating a bus turning circle; A new signalised crossroads junction to connect the proposed link street with Whitechurch Road and College Road; Upgrade works to College Road including a new two-way cycle track and relocated footpath from the Whitechurch Road junction to provide connectivity to the Slang River pedestrian/cycle Greenway; Upgrades to the existing vehicular access and bridge at the entrance to Coill Avon House on Whitechurch Road; Foul sewer drainage works along Whitechurch Road from the southern lands to the existing junction at Glinbury housing estate; All landscaping, surface car parking, boundary treatments, infrastructure works, ESB substation, signage and associated site works and services; The site extends to 6.77ha and includes the derelict Kilmashogue House (southern lands) and Coill Avon House (northern lands) and the adjacent Whitechurch Road and College Road, roads in the administrative areas of South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2016-2022 and the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022; The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land. The council issued a split decision on 30 Jun 2022 (Refuse Approval). The five-week observation window closed on 25 Apr 2022. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. The scheme is for 178 units. Within 500 m there are 9 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.
Proposal
Demolition of Kilmashogue House and outbuildings and demolition of Coill Avon House and outbuildings; The refurbishment and re-use of 2 stone outbuildings for community use, to be incorporated into an area of public open space on the southern lands; The construction of a mixed-use development comprising neighbourhood centre and 178 residential units comprising 72 houses, 38 apartments and 68 duplex apartments; The 72 houses will comprise 2, 2.5 and 3-storey detached, semi-detached and terraced units to include, 6 two bed houses, 45 three bed houses, 21 four bed houses, The 38 apartments and 68 duplex apartments are located across 7 buildings ranging in height from 3 to 5-storey consisting of 1 Block A/B, 1 Block C, 1 Block E, 1 Block S and 3 Blocks T as follows, Block A/B: 5-storey over basement and podium accommodating 10 one bed apartments, 16 two bed duplex apartments and 1 three bed duplex apartment with associated balconies/terraces; Block C: 5-storey over basement accommodating 4 one bed apartments and 8 two bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block E: 4-storey over basement accommodating 8 one bed apartments and 16 two bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block S: 3-storey accommodating 2 two bed duplex apartments and 1 three bed apartment and 1 three bed duplex apartments with associated balconies/terraces; Block T: 3 three storey buildings accommodating 6 one bed apartments, 18 two bed duplex apartments, 9 three bed apartments and 6 three bed duplex apartments, all with associated balconies/terraces; Block A/B and Block C are arranged around a landscaped podium. The neighbourhood centre is located below this podium and accommodates a 2-level creche (313sq.m) at lower ground and ground floor level, and 3 retail/non-retail service/cafe units (470sq.m) at ground level; The basement below Block A/B and Block C accommodates 50 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, bin stores, plant and staff service area (80sq.m); The basement below Block E accommodates 35 car parking spaces, bicycle parking, bin store and plant; A section of link street with footpath and cycle path (approx. 438 linear metres) extending from the junction of Whitechurch Road and College Road on an alignment parallel to the M50, to provide access to the southern development lands and incorporating a bus turning circle; A new signalised crossroads junction to connect the proposed link street with Whitechurch Road and College Road; Upgrade works to College Road including a new two-way cycle track and relocated footpath from the Whitechurch Road junction to provide connectivity to the Slang River pedestrian/cycle Greenway; Upgrades to the existing vehicular access and bridge at the entrance to Coill Avon House on Whitechurch Road; Foul sewer drainage works along Whitechurch Road from the southern lands to the existing junction at Glinbury housing estate; All landscaping, surface car parking, boundary treatments, infrastructure works, ESB substation, signage and associated site works and services; The site extends to 6.77ha and includes the derelict Kilmashogue House (southern lands) and Coill Avon House (northern lands) and the adjacent Whitechurch Road and College Road, roads in the administrative areas of South Dublin County Council and Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council. The application contains a statement setting out how the proposal will be consistent with the objectives of the South Dublin County Development Plan 2016-2022 and the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Development Plan 2016-2022; The application contains a statement indicating why permission should be granted for the proposed development, having regard to a consideration specified in section 37(2)(b) of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended, notwithstanding that the proposed development materially contravenes a relevant development plan or local area plan other than in relation to the zoning of the land.
- Status
- Decision
- Decision
- Refuse approval on 30 Jun 2022
- Units
- 178
- Site (from polygon)
- 7.10 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 21 Mar 2022New applicationObservation window closed 25 Apr 2022
- 30 Jun 2022DecisionAppeal window closed 28 Jul 2022
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
Objective F: F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
Objective B: B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
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.
- Architectural Conservation Area · 1
- NIAH-recorded building · 10
- Radon risk area · 7
- Record of Protected Structures · 2
- Recorded monument · 8
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 122090). 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/62130.
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