RefusedRetentionDecided 14 January 2020

rear of 22/24 Philipsburgh Avenue, Dublin 3

Retention of various alterations to a residential property in Dublin 3, including a carport conversion.

4427/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 November 2019

Reference: 4427/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Retention Permission
Received: 11 November 2019

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for several modifications to a previously approved development. These include converting a carport to a garage, extending the kitchen depth, altering window placements, and expanding an upper-floor bedroom.

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Development description

Retention: the changes consist of (i) the conversion of the approved carport to a garage with rear wall, storage area and obscured glass window, (ii) thickening the front wall overhang by 70mm to accommodate structural beams (iii) removing the kitchen door facing onto the rear of 24 philipsburgh avenue, extending the depth of the approved single storey kitchen by 0.55m in a southerly direction and relocating the open space gate access from the front of the house on windsor villas to the private laneway on the east side, (v) removing the ground floor obscured glass bathroom window at the front of the house and relocating it with a new clear glass window for the hallway (vi) removing the approved front upper floor void and windows at the front and incorporating it into the upper floor bathroom and bedroom, (vii) extending the west side upper floor bedroom wall by 0.55m to be carried by the kitchen wall below and providing a new 0.9m x 1.7m high obscured glass bedroom window facing south onto the rear single storey flat roof above the living room. The new window onto the roof complies with condition 4 of the decision by an bord pleanala (pl 29n. 245068) for maintenance access of sedum roof covering only, and (viii) a plant room on the upper level with obscured glass window facing south. The works include associated internal wall alterations.

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Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

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National zoning type: Existing residential

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Windsor Villas, Fairview, Dublin 3	Dec 2025	€505,000	21 m
10 Windsor Villas, Fairview, Dublin 3	Apr 2026	€530,000	24 m
2 Windsor Villas, Fairview, Dublin 3	Jan 2026	€451,000	26 m
1 Elton Court, Phillipsbourg Ave, Dublin 3	Feb 2025	€260,000	37 m
18 Caragh Court, Philipsburgh Ave, Fairview Dublin 3	Aug 2025	€252,000	38 m
10 Elton Court, Philipsburgh Ave, Dublin 3	Apr 2026	€330,000	44 m
14 Elton Court, Philipsburgh Ave, Fairview Dublin 3	Jun 2025	€295,000	47 m
32 Elton Court, Philipsburgh Ave, Dublin 1	Apr 2025	€313,000	56 m

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Application received11 November 2019
Decision due14 January 2020
Decision issued14 January 2020

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