52, Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10, D10 PP58
Declaration request to determine if installing external wall insulation requires planning permission.
0238/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 June 2025
- Reference
- 0238/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 8 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking a Section 5 declaration to determine whether the installation of external wall insulation on their house is considered exempted development.
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Official record
Development description
Expp: i want to get external insulation in my house. Is this considered development, and if so is if exempted from planning under section 5.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1a Lough Conn Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | May 2025 | €450,000 | 78 m |
| 1 Lough Conn Ave, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Sept 2025 | €337,500 | 82 m |
| 24 Lough Conn Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Jun 2025 | €342,000 | 94 m |
| 76 Drumfinn Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Feb 2025 | €365,000 | 110 m |
| 21 Lough Conn Rd, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10not full market price | Jun 2025 | €224,000 | 122 m |
| 35 Rossmore Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 124 m |
| 14 Loch Conn Avenue, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Mar 2025 | €106,666 | 136 m |
| 1 Lock Conn Terrace, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10 | Oct 2025 | €280,000 | 147 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 received8 June 2025
- Decision due4 July 2025
- Decision issued26 June 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Planning Permission for a) the removal of part of existing wall, b) the construction of 1 No. part single…
Site between, No. 2 Lough Conn Rd and No. 52 Drumfinn Rd, Drumfinn,, Dublin 10
WEB1124/20Dublin CityLodged 9 Mar 2020New dwelling
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission for new detached two storey, two-bedroom dwelling house, new site entrance, connection to…
2 Lough Conn Road and 52 Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
3836/22Dublin CityLodged 27 Apr 2022New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
Planning Permission for a) the removal of part of existing wall, b) the construction of 1 No. part single…
Site between 2, Lough Conn Road, & 52 Drumfinn Road, Dublin 10
WEB1150/20Dublin CityLodged 20 Mar 2020New dwelling
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for new detached two storey dwelling house, new site entrance, connection to available mains…
Site between No. 2 Lough Conn Road and No. 52 Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
3694/22Dublin CityLodged 8 Apr 2022New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission for a) the removal of part of existing wall, b) the construction of 1 No. 2 storey…
Site between 52, Drumfinn Road, and 2 Lough Conn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
WEB1384/18Dublin CityLodged 27 Jul 2018New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
Planning Permission for a) the removal of part of existing wall, b) the construction of 2 No. 2 storey…
site between 52, Drumfinn Road and 2 Lough Conn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
WEB1011/18Dublin CityLodged 11 Jan 2018New dwelling
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission for new detached two storey, two-bedroom dwelling house, new site entrance, connection to…
Site between 2, Lough Conn Road & 52 Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
WEB1571/22Dublin CityLodged 16 Jun 2022New dwelling
- Granted90 m away
Build a two storey extension to side and rear of existing two storey and end of terrace dwelling to include…
70, Drumfinn Road, Ballyfermot, Dublin 10
3194/18Dublin CityLodged 7 Jun 2018Extension
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