RefusedHousing estateDecided 28 August 2020

The Barn, Riversdale Avenue, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6

Partial demolition and renovation of a barn into a house, and construction of seven new terraced and semi-detached houses.

2976/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 July 2020

Reference: 2976/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 6 July 2020

Summary

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The development consists of the partial demolition and renovation of 'The Barn' into a two-storey detached house. It also includes the construction of five terraced houses and two semi-detached houses, with associated parking and site works.

Housing estateresidentialdemolitionrenovation

Residential units: 8
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of partial demolition and renovation of ‘the barn’ as a two bedroom, two storey detached house with apex rooflight; construction of 5 no. Three bedroom, two storey terraced house; construction of 2 no. Two bedroom, two storey semi-detached houses; access is from the existing entrance on riversdale avenue; 8 no. Car parking spaces will be provided to the front of the houses; all associated site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
The Barn - Riversdale Ave, Bushy Park Road, Rathgar	Dec 2025	€3,600,000	27 m
3 Riverdale Avenue, Dublin 6	May 2026	€1,120,000	74 m
6 Bushy Park Gardens, Terenure, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€2,250,000	78 m
2 Bushy Park Gardens, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€1,450,000	119 m
28 Lower Dodder Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Jul 2025	€1,175,000	157 m
10 The Falls, Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham	Sept 2025	€427,000	173 m
1 Dodder Park Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14	Jul 2025	€795,000	176 m
17 Meadowbank, Bushy Park Rd, Terenure Dublin 6	Mar 2026	€685,000	209 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 received6 July 2020
Decision due28 August 2020
Decision issued28 August 2020

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