RefusedNew dwellingDecided 19 February 2021

2A, Durham Road, Sandymount, Dublin 4

Sub-division of a property to build a new detached two-storey house in the side garden.

3977/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 December 2020

Reference: 3977/20
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 18 December 2020

Summary

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The application seeks permission to sub-divide the property and construct a new detached two-storey house in the side garden. It includes relocating the existing vehicular entrance and creating a new entrance to provide parking for both houses.

New dwellingnew dwellinginfillsubdivision

Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for the sub-division of the property and the construction of a detached two-storey house on the side garden of the existing house, together with the relocation of the existing vehicular entrance gate to serve one parking space for the new house and the provision of a new vehicular entrance to serve one parking space for the existing house, also alterations to the existing house including removal of the existing side patio door and the replacement of an existing front window by a new patio door and all other necessary associated site and development works including the provision of an underground rainwater harvesting tank and soakaway to serve the new house.

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Durham Rd, Sandymount, Dublin	Oct 2025	€1,050,000	26 m
28 Gilford Rd, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€3,000,000	37 m
Waverley, 20 Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€1,300,000	58 m
4 Gilford Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Feb 2025	€925,000	65 m
2 Gilford Ave, Sandymount, Dublin 4	Dec 2025	€725,000	66 m
19 Sandymount Castle Court, Sandymount, Dublin 4	May 2026	€1,100,000	78 m
Apt 53 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Sandymount Dublin 4not full market price	May 2025	€200,000	82 m
12 Windermere, Gilford Rd, Dublin 4	Feb 2026	€350,000	82 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 received18 December 2020
Decision due19 February 2021
Decision issued19 February 2021
Appeal submitted19 March 2021
Appeal decided17 May 2021

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