20, Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Declaration request for a new external staircase and access door at the rear.
0237/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 June 2025
- Reference
- 0237/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 10 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedAn Section 5 declaration is sought to determine if a proposed external staircase and new access door leading from the kitchen to the rear garden is exempt development. The staircase will match an existing neighbouring structure.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Expp: does the planning authority consider a proposed external staircase with new access door at the rear of the dwelling leading from the kitchen down to the garden to be development? If so, does the planning authority consider this to be exempt development? The staircase's pitch, width and landing dept will be identical to the alreadt constructed neighbouring external staircase and will offer the owners access from a fire safety and amenity point of view.
The historical record
How alteration applications have been decided in Dublin City Council
84% granted
of 3,381 alteration applications granted, refused or part-granted by Dublin City Council, 2018–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 92%22,804
- All categories in Dublin City Council
- 86%20,168
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30a Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Apr 2025 | €1,100,000 | 55 m |
| Broomfield, 15 Kenilworth Lane, Rathgar | May 2025 | €871,000 | 55 m |
| 33 Grosvenor Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jan 2025 | €1,175,000 | 81 m |
| 20 Grosvenor Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €315,000 | 101 m |
| 28 Grosvenor Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €788,000 | 103 m |
| 3 Grosvenor Manor, Grosvenor Place, Rathmines | Aug 2025 | €770,000 | 127 m |
| Apt.1, 23 Effra Road, Rathmines | Aug 2025 | €733,333 | 144 m |
| Apt 31 Wynnefield House, 26 Charleville Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €475,000 | 146 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 June 2025
- Decision due8 July 2025
- Decision issued8 July 2025
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