South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 176-home scheme at Rathcoole, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 64 housing scheme applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,568 nationally. Of the 3,037 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 January 2026. 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.

(1) Demolition of 5 no. existing dwellings and associated outbuildings on the site. (2) Construction of a 176 no. dwellings on the site to the east of Stoney Hill Road comprising 100 no. duplex units and 76 no. houses and with a mix comprising of 16 no. 1 beds, 50 no. 2 beds, 70 no. 3 beds and 40 no. 4 beds with detached, semi-detached and terraced units. The house types include two storey and three storey typologies and the duplex units are three storeys in height. (3) A total of 245 no. surface car parking spaces for the residential development (including visitor, accessible and EV charging spaces) comprising of 152 no. for the 76 no. houses and 93 no. for the 100 no. duplex units. (4) Bicycle parking comprising of 187 no spaces in total (including 3 no. cargo bicycle spaces) in sheltered bicycle stores. (5) Open space comprising of: a) 8,725 sq.m of public open space, including the main park and pocket parks. b) 2,680 sq.m of communal open space, including 100 sq.m of play to serve the duplex units, c) 4,311 sq.m of ecological open space, including landscape buffers. (6) A new vehicular, pedestrian and cyclist access from Stoney Hill Road to the north-west of the residential development site and a secondary access for emergency vehicles only further to the south on Stoney Hill Road. (7) A 2 no. storey creche building of 639.2 sq.m plus an outdoor play area of 591 sq.m located on an existing undeveloped portion of the Peyton site located to the west of Stoney Hill Road. The creche includes 10 no. car parking spaces and 20 no. bicycle parking spaces. The crèche development includes all associated and ancillary works. (8) Infrastructure works to serve the proposed development to include the internal road network, ESB substations/switchrooms, lighting, site drainage works, hard and soft landscaping, boundary treatment, and all ancillary site services and development works above and below ground. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and is submitted as part of the planning application.