The Barn, Riversdale Avenue, Bushy Park Road, Dublin 6
Alterations to a previously approved housing development, including changes to 'The Barn' and House 6.
WEB2922/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 August 2025
- Reference
- WEB2922/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed development consists of amendments to a previously approved scheme. The changes include reconfiguring the kitchen and garden of House 6, and adding a second storey and extra ground floor area to House 8, 'The Barn'.
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Official record
Development description
- The development will consist of alterations to a previously approved development, dublin city council register reference 2027/21, an bord pleanála reference abp-311013-21 as amended by planning application dcc 3861/23, which provided for; partial demolition and renovation of ‘the barn’ as a two bedroom, part single storey, part two storey detached house with apex rooflight; construction of 5 no. Three bedroom, three storey terraced houses; construction of 2 no. Two bedroom, two storey semi-detached houses; access is from the existing entrance on riversdale avenue; 8 no. Car parking spaces will be provided to the front of the houses; all associated site development works, landscaping and boundary treatment works. The amendments to the previously approved scheme are as follows
- Reconfiguration of the kitchen to the rear of house 6 and the provision of additional garden space to the north and associated alterations to elevations
- Alterations to house 8, ‘the barn’, to include additional floor area at ground floor level, the addition of a second storey to the eastern extended part of the house and reconfiguration of internal layouts and associated alterations to elevations, resulting in a part single, part 2 storey 3 bedroom house
- Amendments to the associated site development works and 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Barn - Riversdale Ave, Bushy Park Road, Rathgar | Dec 2025 | €3,600,000 | 27 m |
| 3 Riverdale Avenue, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €1,120,000 | 74 m |
| 6 Bushy Park Gardens, Terenure, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €2,250,000 | 78 m |
| 2 Bushy Park Gardens, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €1,450,000 | 119 m |
| 28 Lower Dodder Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €1,175,000 | 157 m |
| 10 The Falls, Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham | Sept 2025 | €427,000 | 173 m |
| 1 Dodder Park Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €795,000 | 176 m |
| 17 Meadowbank, Bushy Park Rd, Terenure Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €685,000 | 209 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 August 2025
- Decision due11 May 2026
- Decision issued11 May 2026
- Appeal submitted4 June 2026
In the area
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