South Dublin County Council grants permission for 502-home scheme at Woodtown, Ballycullen, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 64 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 15 October 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

The proposed development will consist of 502 no. residential units (108no. 1-bed, 170no. 2-bed, 162 no. 3-bed; 62 no. 4-bed) comprising 197no. 2 storey houses (terraced/semi-detached/detached) (19no. 2-bed, 116no. 3-bed; 62no. 4-bed) and 28no. 3 and 4 storey simplex/duplex apartment blocks providing 305no. apartments (108no. 1-bed apartments, 151no. 2-bed apartments, 46no. 3-bed apartments). The proposed development also includes a creche (c.475sq.m), public open space, car parking (surface/undercroft), bicycle parking, bicycle storage structures and lockers, bin stores, and 8no. ESB substations. Vehicular access to be provided from the existing spur road connection to Stocking Avenue to the west of the site, and via Stocking Wood Drive to the east of the site (with relocation of existing ESB substation and associated works to the existing hammerhead). Additional pedestrian only routes will be provided into Abbot's Grove Park and Stocking Wood Copse with future connections provided for into Stocking Wood Manor, White Pines Park and the future school site to the north of the application site. The proposed development includes all associated site development works (including site reprofiling, retaining structures and downing of ESB overhead lines), landscaping, boundary treatments and services provision the lands are located to the east of Abbots Grove Park, south-east of Abbots Grove Avenue, south of Stocking Avenue and Stocking Wood estate and west of White Pines Park.