GrantedExtensionDecided 30 November 2020

4, Sandymount Castle Park, Dublin 4, D04 HF24

Extensions, garage conversion, attic conversion, and external insulation at a house in Sandymount.

3510/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 6 October 2020

Reference: 3510/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 6 October 2020

Summary

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The project includes single-storey front, side, and rear extensions, converting the garage and attic into habitable rooms, and adding a rear dormer. Additional works involve applying external insulation, replacing windows, removing a chimney, and demolishing a garden shed.

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Floor area: 35 m²

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Official record

Development description

Works include the construction of single storey extensions to the house; to the rear, area 27 sq. M, with rooflight, to the side of the house at the rear, area 7 sq. M with rooflight and to the front, area 1 sq. M the conversion of the garage to a habitable room and the fitting of a new insulated roof finish and rooflight there. The conversion also of the attic level to a habitable room and the construction of a dormer roof extension to the rear main roof. Also modifications to the front, side and rear of the house to include the following: the application of an external insulation system to all external wall areas. The replacement of all windows with the modification of the size of 2 existing window opes to the side and 1 existing window ope to the rear. The fitting of a new rooflight to the rear of the main roof and a new window to the rear wall of the house. The removal of one chimney and the demolition of a shed to rear. The removal of the existing porch screen and garage door and the fitting of a new glazed screen with entrance door and canopy there. Associated site works and hard landscaping works also included.

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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 29 September 2021.

Notified floor area: 185.5 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Sandymount Castle Drive, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€1,050,000	33 m
28 Durham Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Sept 2025	€1,355,000	91 m
52 Gilford Rd, Sandymount	Feb 2026	€1,290,000	96 m
48 Gilford Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€1,250,000	109 m
2 Hepenstal Tce, Dublin 4, Dublin	Apr 2025	€1,310,000	114 m
10 Durham Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€1,350,000	118 m
Castleton, 13 Sandymount Green, Dublin 4	Apr 2026	€4,000,000	119 m
23 Durham Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€1,145,000	120 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 October 2020
Decision due30 November 2020
Decision issued30 November 2020
Grant issued11 January 2021

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