1, Oaklands Crescent, Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6
Partial demolition and alterations to a semi-detached apartment building, including a new dormer extension.
WEB1572/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 October 2019
- Reference
- WEB1572/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition of walls and roof sections to construct a new external stairs, walkway, and garden wall. It also includes internal alterations to the first and attic floor apartments, alongside a new rear dormer roof extension.
- Storeys
- 2
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
The development will consist of the partial demolition of the existing side gable wall and rear wall at first floor level, the rear roof pitch and the side garden wall to the street and the construction of a new external stairs and walkway, side garden wall, windows to the side and rear of the house with internal alterations to the first and attic floor apartment, and a dormer type roof extension and window to the rear pitch of the existing semi-detached two storey apartment building with new garden access and associated hard and soft landscaping.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 23 April 2021.
Notified floor area: 116 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Oaklands Crescent, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 27 m |
| 13a Oaklands Crescent, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Jan 2026 | €350,000 | 51 m |
| 18 Highfield Rd, Rathgar, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €3,615,000 | 76 m |
| The Gables, Oaklands Drive, Rathgar | Jun 2026 | €3,500,000 | 82 m |
| 7 Highfield Grove, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Apr 2025 | €377,000 | 93 m |
| 67 Highfield Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €2,725,000 | 155 m |
| 12 Sunbury Park, Sunbury Gardens, Dartry | Dec 2025 | €1,125,000 | 167 m |
| 22 Villiers Rd, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €2,050,000 | 222 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 received1 October 2019
- Decision due25 November 2019
- Decision issued22 November 2019
- Grant issued7 January 2020
In the area
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