36A, Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Replace a flat roof with a pitched roof to create a first-floor living area, lower the ground floor, and demolish a garden shed.
5091/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 October 2022
- Reference
- 5091/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves removing the existing rear flat roof and raising the side walls with a new pitched roof to create a kitchen, dining, and living area within the roof space. It also includes lowering the ground floor to form a second double bedroom and demolishing a garden shed.
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
Permission at this site, for development consisting of removing the existing flat roof to the rear and raising the side walls with a new pitched roof to create a kitchen, dining, living area at first floor level within the roof space and drop the existing ground floor level with internal alterations to form a second double bedroom, all with associated elevational changes to the rear including 3 no. Doors and glass balustrade at ground and first floor levels and the demolition of an existing shed in the rear garden.
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 6 April 2023.
Notified floor area: 39 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 36 Grove Park, Rathmines | Nov 2025 | €999,999 | 9 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Grove Park, Rathmines | Nov 2025 | €999,999 | 15 m |
| Apt 1, 53 Grove Park, Rathmines | May 2026 | €1,550,000 | 45 m |
| 3 Cois Eala, Grove Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €558,000 | 53 m |
| 4 Cois Eala, Grove Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €370,000 | 53 m |
| 43 Martin St, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €680,000 | 59 m |
| 40 Martin St, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €680,000 | 67 m |
| 38 Martin St, South Circular Rd, Portobello Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €550,000 | 71 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 received21 October 2022
- Decision due15 December 2022
- Decision issued12 December 2022
- Grant issued1 February 2023
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