3, Oaklands Drive, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Garage conversion and extension, removal of a chimney, a new rear dormer window, and widening of the driveway entrance.
3815/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 August 2018
- Reference
- 3815/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes a single-storey extension to the front of the garage, converting the garage into a habitable room, removing a rear chimney stack, constructing a rear dormer window, and widening the existing vehicular entrance to 3 metres.
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Official record
Development description
The proposed works will consist of single storey extension to front of garage, garage to be converted to habitable room, removal of existing chimney stack to rear, construction of dormer window to rear, widening of the existing vehicular entrance to 3m and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 20 February 2019.
Notified floor area: 50.9 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gables, Oaklands Drive, Rathgar | Jun 2026 | €3,500,000 | 28 m |
| 8 Oaklands Crescent, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 98 m |
| 13a Oaklands Crescent, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 116 m |
| 18 Highfield Rd, Rathgar, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €3,615,000 | 119 m |
| 67 Highfield Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €2,725,000 | 124 m |
| 28 Hillcourt Apts, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 153 m |
| Apt 33 Hillcourt, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Aug 2025 | €327,000 | 153 m |
| 12 Hillcourt, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Jan 2025 | €299,000 | 153 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 received29 August 2018
- Decision due23 October 2018
- Decision issued22 October 2018
- Grant issued4 February 2019
- Appeal submitted13 November 2018
- Appeal decided1 February 2019
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