Conservation and Refurbishment of Riversdale House

Rathfarnham-Templeogue · South DublinNew

Riversdale House, Butterfield Avenue,, Rathfarnham,, Dublin 14

80StrongStalled build· started, no progress

Granted with no commencement: 11 homes; commenced 30 Mar 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2017

1 more reason

0.60 ha zoned R2 (RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity) · source, 8 Mar 2022

Area: 0.60 ha
Zoning: R2
Homes: 11 homes (granted)
SD26B/0326W: Grant Permission — Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/: 29 Sept 2026

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What could be built

11 homes (granted)

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What it might be worth

Indicative, not a valuation

Planning history

Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Total: 28
Years: 5

Appeals

Total: 4
Tagged: 0

Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 26 Sept 2026; acp, 25 Sept 2026; bcms, 26 Sept 2026

Deadlines running

Count: 1
Radius m: 250

Clocks (1)

Kind	Basis	Summary	Days left	Distance m	Deadline at
decision	event	SD26B/0326W: Grant Permission — Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/	2	192.6	29 Sept 2026

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 25 Sept 2026; consult, 26 Sept 2026; moderngov, 26 Sept 2026; npad, 26 Sept 2026; rzlt, 25 Sept 2026

Similar schemes nearby

Base rate from past decisions nearby, not a prediction for this site

Years: 5
Radius m: 2,000
Min units: 10
Homes granted: 958

Schemes (10)

Council	Ref	Type	Units	Address	Decision
SDCC	SD17A/0364/FEP1	Further Extension of Duration of Permission	11	Vista Montana, Firhouse Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.	Grant Further Ext. of Duration of Permission
SDCC	LRD25A/0013W	Permission	171	Cypress Grove House, Cypress Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, D6W YV12.	Grant Permission
SDCC	SHD3ABP-313777-22	SHD3-Application to ABP	100	Mortons, The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24 YYR4	Refuse Permission
SDCC

What's happening nearby

100 recent events

Recent activity within 250 m

Appeal window closes (s.37, 4 weeks) ends 29 Sept 2026 2 days
SD26B/0326W: Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/
source

25 Sept 2026 No longer: built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,719 m² of buildings on 0.60 ha (plot ratio 0.28, 2 storeys max)
source
24 Sept 2026 Construction started and not completed
11 homes; commenced 30 Mar 2017, no completion certificate, planned end Jun 2017
source
24 Sept 2026 Built far below what the zoning allows
About 1,719 m² of buildings on 0.60 ha (plot ratio 0.28, 2 storeys max)
source
1 Sept 2026 Decision · 124 m
SD26B/0326W: Grant Permission — Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/
source
11 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 23 m
Work commenced at 9 Old Bridge Road, Dublin 16, Dublin, D16 R861 under SD26B/0001W
source
10 Aug 2026 Commencement notice · 150 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Note: This land is on an RZLT map — the owner is liable for an annual 3 % tax.
On site: Yes
Available: Yes

Zones (5)

Code	Label	Meaning	Plan id	Valid to	Fetched at
G3	High amenity	Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2028	11 Sept 2026
G3	High amenity	Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2028	11 Sept 2026
R2	Existing residential	An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2028	11 Sept 2026
R2	Existing residential	An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…	SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028	8 Mar 2028	11 Sept 2026
R2

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On the market

Years: 3
Radius m: 1,000

All sales

Count: 101
Last sale: 2026-06-24
First sale: 2023-10-10
Median price: 775,000

New build

Count: 5
Max price: 1,101,322
Min price: 220,000
Median price: 1,013,216

Sales are from the Property Price Register (new dwellings, VAT-exclusive where flagged). Positions are geocoded from addresses, not surveyed. Source: ppr, 26 Sept 2026

Sources

Site record (commencement) · as of 27 Sept 2026
Granted, no commencement (stalled) · as of 30 Mar 2017
Zoning · as of 8 Mar 2022
npad · as of 26 Sept 2026
acp · as of 25 Sept 2026
lda_lands · as of 11 Sept 2026
consult · as of 26 Sept 2026
moderngov · as of 26 Sept 2026
rzlt · as of 25 Sept 2026
Planning applications: as of 22 Sept 2026 — National planning feed (NPAD); descriptions are truncated at source and applicants are organisations only, where a council register publishes them.
Appeals: as of 18 Sept 2026
Permitted, not started: as of 26 Sept 2026 — Grants of 10+ homes since 2017; 'not started' means no matched commencement notice.
RZLT map: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Latest annual RZLT edition per council; parcels under 0.1 ha are left out.
Zoning: as of 11 Sept 2026 — Generalised zoning (MyPlan GZT) and council layers; Dublin councils only for now.
Council land disposals (s.183): as of 18 Sept 2026 — Only disposals the council minutes locate on a map are shown; the last three years.
Public land: as of 11 Sept 2026 — The LDA's register of relevant public land.

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Kind

Basis

Summary

Days left

Distance m

Deadline at

decision

event

SD26B/0326W: Grant Permission — Construction of a pitch-roof single-storey extension to the front of dwelling and amendment to granted permission SD26B/

192.6

29 Sept 2026

Council

Ref

Type

Units

Address

Decision

SDCC

SD17A/0364/FEP1

Further Extension of Duration of Permission

Vista Montana, Firhouse Road, Knocklyon, Dublin 16.

Grant Further Ext. of Duration of Permission

SDCC

LRD25A/0013W

Permission

171

Cypress Grove House, Cypress Lawn, Templeogue, Dublin 6W, D6W YV12.

Grant Permission

SDCC

SHD3ABP-313777-22

SHD3-Application to ABP

100

Mortons, The Firhouse Inn, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24, D24 YYR4

Refuse Permission

SDCC

Code

Label

Meaning

Plan id

Valid to

Fetched at

High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028

8 Mar 2028

11 Sept 2026

High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028

8 Mar 2028

11 Sept 2026

Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028

8 Mar 2028

11 Sept 2026

Existing residential

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'…

SD-001:DP:south-dublin-county-development-plan-2022-2028

8 Mar 2028

11 Sept 2026

N	Of	Text	Label
10	13	10 of 13 decided applications for 10+ homes within 2 km in 5 years were granted	Applications for 10+ homes granted
5	7	5 of 7 of those schemes that were appealed ended with a grant	Appealed schemes granted by the Commission

Council	Lat	LEA	Lon	Ref	Name
SDCC	53.3	Rathfarnham-Templeogue	-6.3	SD188/0007	Riverside Cottages
SDCC	53.29	Rathfarnham-Templeogue	-6.3	SD21A/0175	Ballyroan House

Name	Agency	Stop id	Distance m
Old Bridge Road	nta	8230DB001131	63.2
Old Bridge Road	nta	8230DB001139	71.8
Old Bridge Rd	nta	8230DB008023	109.8
Anne Devlin Road	nta	8230DB001132	177.7
Templeogue Br	nta	8230DB001130	190.8
Woodbrook Pk	nta	8230DB001140	214.1
Templeogue Br	nta	8230DB001155	229
Woodbrook Pk	nta	8230DB000946	239.5
Cypress Gr Rd	nta	8230DB008018	335.5
Butterfield Grove	nta	8230DB001133	405.8

Kind	Count	Label
niah	1	NIAH-recorded building
radon	2	Radon risk area

Name	Note
Uisce Éireann wastewater treatment capacity register	Wastewater and water supply headroom per plant; check the plant serving this site.
Uisce Éireann pre-connection enquiry	The formal answer on whether a connection is feasible.
ESB Networks capacity heatmaps	Available demand capacity at the nearest substations.

Council	Ref	Kind	Name	Distance m
SDCC	14939T	school_primary	RATHFARNHAM PARISH N S	304.1
SDCC	20053J	school_primary	CHEEVERSTOWN SP SCH	463.4
SDCC	19494J	school_primary	BISHOP GALVIN NS	835.1
SDCC	19658N	school_primary	BISHOP SHANAHAN NS	841
SDCC	19178W	school_primary	ST PIUS X G N S	900.6
SDCC	19177U	school_primary	ST PIUS X N S BOYS	905
SDCC	60860Q	school_postprimary	Our Ladys School	963.9

Conservation and Refurbishment of Riversdale House

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What it might be worth

Planning history

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Similar schemes nearby

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

Zones (5)

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Planning history

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Similar schemes nearby

Schemes (10)

What's happening nearby

Recent activity within 250 m

Zoning, services and constraints

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

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