8, Cowper Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06X7V2
Conversion of a front garage into living space, widening the driveway, and adding solar panels.
3109/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 January 2023
- Reference
- 3109/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the front garage into living accommodation, including replacing the garage door with windows. It also includes widening the vehicular entrance, modifying first-floor side windows, removing a rear chimney, adding six roof lights, and installing solar panels.
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
Permission: the development will consist of the change of use of the front garage to living accommodation, including new windows to replace garage door, the widening of the vehicular entrance, the modification of the first floor window opes to the side of the house, the careful removal of the redundant chimney to the rear roof, the addiion of six velux roof lights (two to the side, and four to the rear), and the addition of solar panels to the rear roof, with all associated site works above and below ground.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 11 August 2023.
Notified floor area: 173.49 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Cowper Drive, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €1,550,000 | 69 m |
| 11 Tudor Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Apr 2025 | €1,054,000 | 116 m |
| 12 Tudor Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €1,167,000 | 121 m |
| 13 Moyne Court, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €765,000 | 138 m |
| 14 Merton Crescent, Mount St Annes, Milltown | May 2025 | €1,411,000 | 155 m |
| Car Parking Space 103, Milltown Hall, Mount St Annes | Mar 2025 | €20,000 | 180 m |
| 11 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €3,575,000 | 181 m |
| 2 Moyne Court, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €732,000 | 185 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 received27 January 2023
- Decision due23 March 2023
- Decision issued9 February 2023
In the area
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