34 Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Alterations to a protected terraced house in Rathgar, including lowering window sills to create new doors and full-height windows.
4647/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 December 2018
- Reference
- 4647/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of internal and external alterations to a two-storey over lower ground floor terraced house. Key changes include lowering front and rear window sills to create full-height windows and glazed doors, widening a rear door, and installing a small external landing linked to the existing stairs.
- Storeys
- 3
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: permission is sought for (a) lower garden level floor, front of house lower 2 no. Window cills to floor level to create new full height windows, provision of new internal bathroom rear of house lower 1 no. Window sill to create glazed rear door, widen 1 no. Existing rear door opening, internal alterations; (b) upper hall floor, rear of house lower window cill to create pair of glazed french doors and install a small external landing linked to existing external stairs landing, install kitchen units to rear reception room, all to existing two storey over lower ground floor terraced house at 34 highfield road, rathgar, dublin
- This is a protected structure
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 20 May 2019.
Notified floor area: 211 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 Highfield Court, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €310,000 | 50 m |
| 12 Hillcourt, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Jan 2025 | €299,000 | 59 m |
| 28 Hillcourt Apts, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €310,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 33 Hillcourt, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Aug 2025 | €327,000 | 59 m |
| 32 Oak Apple Green, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €430,000 | 102 m |
| 25 Oak Apple Green, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Oct 2025 | €527,500 | 117 m |
| 23 Oak Apple Green, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 123 m |
| Apt No 5 Grenville, 110 Rathgar Road, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €430,000 | 134 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 received17 December 2018
- Decision due19 February 2019
- Decision issued14 February 2019
- Grant issued21 March 2019
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