Coill Avon, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, D16R8Y4
Grant Permission for RetentionPlanning application SD25A/0167W
Dublin - South Dublin County Council
Proposed Development
We, Coill Avon Limited, intend to apply for Retention for amendments to the design of a two-storey house at Coill Avon, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, D16 R8Y4. The house was granted permission on 22.11.24, Reg. Ref. SD24A/0030, ABP-320038-24. The development consists of amendments to the design of the house as follows: * internal alterations including relocation of void at first floor level ( increasing floor area by 10sqm), * alterations to external window and door opes, * addition of horizontal charred timber band to elevations between ground and first floor level.
Application Timeline
Application received
11 Jul 2025
Decision: Grant Permission for Retention
21 Aug 2025
Decision due
4 Sept 2025
Grant issued
1 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Coill Avon, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, D16R8Y4
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- Retention
- Planning Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Eircode
- D16R8Y4
- Site Area
- 3130 ha
- Residential Units
- 1
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 11 July 2025
- Status
- Final Grant
- Decision
- Grant Permission for Retention
- Decision Date
- 21 August 2025
- Grant Date
- 1 October 2025
- Permission Expires
- 30 September 2030
Location
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Lynbrook, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, D16T2P7
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Change of use of a former single storey stable building and to conserve and extend it, for use as a parish/community facility, all within the grounds of Whitechurch, Church of Ireland (Protected Structure, RPS no. 354). The works will also include the provision of a treatment unit and percolation area and all associated site works.
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Lands at Kilmashogue House and Coill Avon House, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Replacement of the Whitechurch Road boundary wall at Whitechurch Parish Church, with a new boundary wall of reduced height topped with railings. It is also proposed to widen the church exit onto the Whitechurch Road. This application relates to Whitechurch Parish Church which is a Protected Structure.
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Whitechurch Parish Church, Church Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Construction of a residential development of 62 units: demolition of the existing house, Coill Avon, and the construction of 28 three bedroom, two storey terraced houses; 3 four bedroom, two storey with dormer end of terrace houses and 3 four bedroom, three storey end of terrace houses, ranging in size from 110sq.m to 178sq.m with in curtilage car parking and 9 visitor car parking spaces; 16 two bed apartments over four floors (Block A), 7 one bed apartments, 5 two bed apartments over three floors and one community room (Block B) with 30 car parking spaces; bin store; secure bicycle parking; open space in two locations including woodland area of 1,795sq.m and a Green of 708sq.m; new boundary treatment; landscaping and all associated service provision including two substations and alterations to the shared access and vehicular bridge to Coill Avon and Lynbrook on a site of 1.76 hectares (1.6 hectares application site and balance 0.16 hectares includes a section of the public road to facilitate connection to the public foul drainage system).
Coill Avon, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Demolition of an existing 3-bed house (fc.105.5sq.m.) in poor repair, and the construction of a new 4-bed, 2-storey house with garage; biocycle wastewater treatment; new access onto Whitechurch Road; landscaping works; and all ancillary site works. Total gross floor area is c.400sq.m. All on a site of 0.45 ha., the subject site forms part of a larger site (former Grange Nurseries site) granted permission for a single dwelling and modifications under Reg. Refs. SD05A/0365; SD06A/0196 and SD07A/0402. The site is also adjacent a protected structure - RPS Ref No. 352.
opposite the Whitechurch Parish Church, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
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