38 and 38A Ardbeg Drive, Dublin 5
Conversion and extension of a granny flat into an independent two-bedroom house.
WEB2456/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 June 2025
- Reference
- WEB2456/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves subdividing the site and removing an unauthorised garden room. It proposes changing the use of a 48.2 sqm granny flat into an independent home, adding a first-floor and attic extension to create a two-bedroom house, and creating a new vehicular entrance.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Floor area
- 127 m²
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 proposed development will consist of
- The subdivision of the existing site
- The removal of an unauthorised rear garden room
- The change of use from ancillary granny flat (c. 48.2sq. M), at 38a ardbeg drive, to an independent residential unit and internal works to include straightening party wall on ground floor porch (please note, the internal works required to separate the units will result in a slight in increase (c0.4sqm), to the ground floor area of no. 38 ardbeg drive)
- The erection of a first floor and attic pitched roof extension with gable wall to the front, rear and side (c. 78.5sq. M, to enable the provision of a 2 bedroom house at 38a ardbeg drive), including façade treatment with new windows to north, south and eastern elevations
- The relocation and widening of the existing vehicular entrance serving no. 38 ardbeg drive to c. 3m width, and the creation of an additional c. 3m wide vehicle entrance (off ardbeg drive), to serve the proposed residential unit at 38a ardbeg drive; 6)the inclusion of 2 no. Rooflights and solar panels at roof level; and
- Suds drainage, boundary treatment and all associated site works to facilitate the development
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5 | Feb 2025 | €287,500 | 69 m |
| 65 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5 | Apr 2025 | €490,000 | 71 m |
| 67 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5not full market price | Sept 2025 | €150,000 | 75 m |
| 72 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5 | Jan 2026 | €505,000 | 106 m |
| 6 Ardbeg Drive, Artane, Dublin 5 | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 111 m |
| 21 Ardbeg Park, Artane, Dublin 5 | Sept 2025 | €635,000 | 115 m |
| 7 Ardbeg Crescent, Artane, Dublin 5 | Apr 2026 | €455,000 | 117 m |
| 11a Brookville Pk, Coolock, Dublin 5 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 121 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 received20 June 2025
- Decision due6 February 2026
- Decision issued6 February 2026
- Permission expiry26 April 2031
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