RefusedNew dwellingDecided 19 November 2019

3, Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4

Conversion of a detached garage into a two-bedroom mews house with roof alterations.

4090/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 September 2019

Reference: 4090/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 27 September 2019

Summary

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Planning permission and retention permission are sought to complete alterations to a previously approved detached garage. The application proposes a change of use of the garage to a two-storey, two-bedroom mews house, including a revised roof shape with dormer windows and an increased floor area.

New dwellingmewsgarage conversionresidential

Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2
Floor area: 54 m²

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Official record

Development description

Retention & permission: planning permission and retention planning permission to retain and complete alterations to previous approved planning ref 3546/17 for the construction of a detached garage building with a converted attic space with a pitched roof with rooflights within both roof spaces, at 3 sydenham road, ballsbridge, dublin
D04 h5y9. Planning permission is sought for change of use of the detached garage building with a converted attic space, to a 2 bedroom 2 storey mews house. The first floor is within the converted attic space. Other works for which planning permission is sought to include (1) an increase of 16m2 floor area at first floor/attic floor level (total first floor/attic floor area = 54m2) (2) the roof shape has been revised from a pitched roof with rooflights within both roof slopes to a pitched roof with dormer windows within the front and rear roof slope. The roof height has been increased by 218mm (3) connections and all services and (4) all necessary ancillary site development works to facilitate this development. Retention planning permission is sought for works carried out to-date as per approved planning ref 3546/17 to include the construction of an increased ground floor area off 6m2, (total ground floor area = 54m2)

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 9 March 2018.

Notified floor area: 179 m²

2 commencement notices are linked to this development.

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
24 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Nov 2025	€670,000	36 m
3 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Road, Dublin 4	Mar 2025	€631,000	44 m
4 Sydenham Court, Sydenham Rd, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€710,000	44 m
2 Sydenham Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€1,950,000	50 m
64 Merrion Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4	Mar 2026	€4,300,000	52 m
61 Adair, Sandymount Ave, Ballsbridgenot full market price	Sept 2025	€300,000	76 m
Glendarragh, 70 Merrion Rd, Ballsbridge Dublin 4	Jan 2025	€1,750,000	83 m
41 Adair, Sandymount Ave, Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€500,000	91 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 received27 September 2019
Decision due21 November 2019
Decision issued19 November 2019

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