5, Temple Villas, Palmerston Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 DP73. Stie adjoins Palmerston Gardens to the side at the rear.
Demolition of a rear garage to build a new garden room and shed, plus front gate widening at a protected home in Rathmines.
3551/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 September 2021
- Reference
- 3551/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing 30.1 sqm garage to construct a new 48.8 sqm garden room and a 7.1 sqm garden shed. Works also include widening the front gate of the protected semi-detached dwelling and installing a new bin store.
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
Protected structure: the development will consist of the demolition of the existing 30.1 sqm garage structure to the rear and replacement with a new 48.8 sqm garden room structure and 7.1 sqm garden shed, both to the rear. Works to front of the dwelling include the construction of a new bin store and service meter box enclosure, along with the widening of the existing front gate from 2.45m to 3.2m; including associated site and drainage works, all at no. 5 temple villas (protected structure), a part 1-storey/part 2-storey/part 3-storey semi-detached dwelling.
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 21 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 48.8 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €3,650,000 | 119 m |
| 25 Fortfield Terrace, Upper Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,075,000 | 186 m |
| 20 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €5,000,000 | 195 m |
| 7 Temple Square, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €875,000 | 220 m |
| 48 Cowper Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €3,350,000 | 222 m |
| 5 Palmerston Villas, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €3,350,000 | 237 m |
| 22 Temple Sq, Dartry, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €475,000 | 239 m |
| 4a Balnagowan, Palmerston Park, Rathgar Dublin 6 | May 2025 | €330,000 | 245 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 received23 September 2021
- Decision due17 November 2021
- Decision issued17 November 2021
- Grant issued6 January 2022
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of a deep remodel of the existing single storey 20 sqm…
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