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Large residential · Co. Dublin

Woodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 16.

Granted 15 Oct 2025

Key facts

  • Planning application LRD25A/0003W at Woodtown, Ballycullen, Dublin 16.: 502 homes.
  • It was received by South Dublin County Council on 22 Aug 2025.
  • Status: Granted 15 Oct 2025.
  • Permission was granted on 15 Oct 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the South Dublin County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

502 homes

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.

Location
Dublin 16, Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
LRD25A/0003W
Council planning fileGet alertsDownload PDF

Numbers and dates

Homes
502
Floor area
43,995 m²
Estimated construction value
€76m to €140mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
Project type
Large residential
Received
22 Aug 2025
Granted
15 Oct 2025

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted
  3. Appeal lodged
  4. Appeal decidedGrant permission with revised conditions

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 15 Oct 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file LRD25A/0003W on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • AppealGrant permission with revised conditions · 323859 / 6 Mar 2026View the appeal record

How we know this

From the South Dublin County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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