GrantedAlterationsDecided 14 August 2020

29, Castlewood Avenue, Dublin 6

Renovations and alterations to a protected structure, including a new vehicle gate and solar panels.

2908/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 24 June 2020

Reference: 2908/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 June 2020

Summary

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The development consists of extensive works to a protected structure. This includes window reinstatements, layout changes, a new vehicle access gate with parking in the front garden, and the installation of solar panels on the roof.

Alterationsprotected structuresolarrenovation

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: the development will consist of works to the existing dwelling, a protected structure, as follows: to front elevation: at garden level reinstate original window opening and replace window with new timber sash, new timber entrance screen, new door to under stair. To side elevation (at return): changes to window/door openings, omit 1no. Window opening, remove steps, new drainage/rainwater goods. To rear elevation: enlarge window opening at garden level to form doorway. To rear elevation (at return): new door opening and new rainwater goods. To rear garden: reduce level to rear terrace and form new brick planters. To front garden: form new vehicle access gate from castlewood park and provide parking space to front garden. At pitched roofs: relay pitched roofs to incorporate membrane under slates, lay all new valleys/flashings, install 1no. New rooflight and new solar panels to inner roofs, replace existing rooflight. New membrane and omit rooflight at flat roof to return. Internally: make layout changes including structural openings at: garden level, return at all levels, and at first floor; new breathable floor slab at garden level, tanking and wall insulation to garden level external walls, reduce floor levels to return at garden level and first return, new secondary glazing to 2no. Front floor sash windows. Generally: strip all plumbing/heating and electrical services and install all new systems, remove non-original fittings, install new fittings and redecorate, and any associated repairs, drainage works and builders works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 26 October 2021.

Notified floor area: 196 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines	Jul 2025	€546,000	44 m
10 Castlewood Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jun 2025	€1,050,000	46 m
25 Castlewood Ave, Rathmines, Dublin	Jun 2025	€2,000,000	53 m
29 Castlewood Close, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€380,000	55 m
28 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€345,000	55 m
5 Castlewood Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€1,100,000	60 m
6 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6not full market price	Apr 2026	€390,000	69 m
8 Newington Apts, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€440,000	76 m

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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 received24 June 2020
Decision due18 August 2020
Decision issued14 August 2020
Grant issued2 October 2020

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