InvalidExtensionDecided 14 April 2023

7 Dunville Avenue, Ranelagh Dublin 6

Partial demolition and construction of front, rear, and attic extensions to a house in Ranelagh.

3496/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 April 2023

Reference: 3496/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 3 April 2023

Summary

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The project involves demolishing parts of the existing front and rear structures. It includes building a single-storey rear extension, a two-storey front extension, and altering the roof profile to create a new attic carer's bedroom.

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Development description

The development will consist of the demolition of part of the existing rear return at ground and first floor levels to a total area of 6.8 square metres, construction of new external wall to rear of no. 7 dunville avenue to project forward of existing rear wall to no. 5 dunville avenue by approximately 10mm, the raising of the cill and head height by 500mm of the existing side window to the existing return, at first floor level, the construction of a single storey extension to the rear to a total area of 15.2 square metres, the demolition of the existing ground floor bay window to the front facade to a total area of 1.2 square metres, the construction of a two storey extension to the front of the existing building to a total area of 17.6 square metres (8.8sqm at ground floor level and 8.8sqm at first floor level) with new windows to front at ground floor level and at first floor level with new head height to line through with window head to existing windows at no. 5 dunville avenue with painted finish to rendered wall to proposed extension. Roof works will include the alteration of the roof profile to the existing building and the construction of new attic carer's bedroom to a total area of 20.7 square metres with new attic window to rear, construction of new parapet roof to new extension to front to line through with existing parapet to no. 5 dunville avenue, construction of new slate roof to line through with existing slate roof to no. 5 dunville avenue to front and to rear, construction of new seamed metal roof and seamed metal cladding to rear roof to a new attic room, demolition of existing chimney breast and flue to front, construction of new chimney breast and flue to rear, 2 new rooflights to new ground floor wc, new rooflight to living room and new rooflight to new attic bathroom. The development will include the demolition of the existing gate pier and the construction of a new gate pier 300mm to the east of the existing to a height of 2.0 metres, increasing the width of the vehicular gateway to 3.3 metres, increasing the height of the existing gate pier to the west to 2.0 metres, the installation of new vehicular entrance gates to a height of 1.8 metres, the construction of an additional gate pier to form a new pedestrian entrance at the junction with the boundary to the west, the installation of a new pedestrian ate to a height of 1.8 metres, the introduction of a painted steel and slatted timber privacy screen to the top of the existing boundary walls to the existing front garden to a completed eight of 1.8 metres above ground level, the demolition of the existing blockwork wall to dunville avenue and its replacement with a new stone wall to match the existing stone wall at no. 5 dunville avenue, the introduction of an ev charging point, bicycle parking for two bicycles and new bin storage for waste, recycling and composting bins. The development will also include the locking up the existing rear pedestrian entrance from the rear laneway, the construction of a new rear pedestrian entrance from the laneway, the lowering of the existing rear boundary wall to the laneway by 500mm and all associated site development 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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Moyne Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jun 2025	€1,300,000	28 m
3 Moyne Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€1,200,000	33 m
6 Moyne Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Dec 2025	€1,195,000	58 m
1 Upper Beechwood Ave, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€1,325,000	64 m
4 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€1,460,000	71 m
4 Beechwood Avenue Upper, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jan 2025	€1,125,000	71 m
9 Beechwood Avenue Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Oct 2025	€1,425,000	78 m
18 Moyne Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Feb 2025	€1,517,441	87 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

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Application received3 April 2023
Decision due26 May 2023
Decision issued14 April 2023

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