GrantedExtensionDecided 20 August 2024

72 Marlborough Road, Donnybrook, Dublin D04W652

Demolition of a two-storey return and construction of a new part-one, part-two, and part-three storey rear extension to a protected house.

4917/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 December 2023

Reference: 4917/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 5 December 2023

Summary

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The development at this protected structure involves the demolition of an existing two-storey return and the construction of a new rear extension up to three storeys high. It also includes internal alterations, lowering floor levels, and various repair and replacement works.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: demolition of the two storey return, removal of the following: modern partition walls including a doorset at first floor, the bottom flight of three steps, part of the original return side wall and the doorset to the rear room at garden level; alterations of the following: lowering the floor level of the return, lowering the floor level of the space under the front steps, widening the opening between the principal rooms and widening the original rear ope to the rear of the main house at garden level; construction of the following: a new single, part two and part three storey extension with rooflights to the rear, including new leaf-flashed roof junctions, refitting the first floor rear bedroom as a bathroom including a new doorset to a new location in a new partition wall; repairs / replacements as follows: replacement external and internal doorsets to the new understairs wc, a new lowered patio to the rear at garden floor level, redecoration of previously painted surfaces inside and out and all associated works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Feenagh Mews, Sandford Avenue, Donnybrook	Sept 2025	€1,620,000	39 m
10 Sandford Ave, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Jul 2026	€20,000	70 m
5 Ransford, Sandford Ave, Marlborough Rd Dublin 4	Jun 2026	€605,000	98 m
6 Hampton Court, Bushfield Ave, Marlborough Rd Dublin 4	Apr 2025	€510,000	118 m
14 Bushfield Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Jan 2026	€971,000	149 m
102 Marlborough Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	May 2025	€2,525,000	164 m
16 Morehampton Terrace, Donnybrook, Dublin 4	Nov 2025	€1,290,000	179 m
84 Sandford Rd, Ranelagh, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€2,000,000	201 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 received5 December 2023
Decision due20 August 2024
Decision issued20 August 2024
Appeal submitted16 September 2024
Appeal decided5 March 2025

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