49, Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin 6
Widening of the front driveway, external insulation, a rear extension, and a garage conversion.
WEB5947/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 December 2025
- Reference
- WEB5947/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves widening the front vehicular entrance and installing a new gate. It also includes applying external wall insulation, replacing windows and doors, removing a rear chimney, constructing a rear extension, and converting the garage into a utility and pantry.
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
New widened vehicular entrance and vehicular gate to the front, external wall insulation with render and brick finishes to the front side and rear, new windows and doors throughout, removal of chimney to the rear, extension to the rear, garage conversion into utility and pantry, bin/bike storage to front and all associated landscaping and drainage works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 Merton Dr, Sandford Rd, Dublin 6 | Jun 2025 | €1,275,000 | 0 m |
| Merton House, 53 Merton Dr Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €1,950,000 | 20 m |
| 70 Merton Dr, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jan 2025 | €1,175,000 | 126 m |
| 20 Cullenswood Gardens, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €1,425,150 | 149 m |
| 4 Hollybank Ave Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,135,000 | 159 m |
| 56 Hollybank Avenue Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Jan 2026 | €1,030,000 | 176 m |
| 59 Hollybank Avenue Lower, Ranelagh, Dublin 6not full market price | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 181 m |
| 15 Lower Cherryfield Avenue, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €957,600 | 204 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 received11 December 2025
- Decision due13 February 2026
- Decision issued13 February 2026
- Permission expiry3 May 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
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49, Merton Drive, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, D06 E177
WEB5899/25Dublin CityLodged 8 Dec 2025Extension
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- Granted40 m away
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- Invalid40 m away
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WEB5092/21Dublin CityLodged 10 Nov 2021New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
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WEB1129/21Dublin CityLodged 16 Feb 2021Extension
- Invalid50 m away
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WEB1104/21Dublin CityLodged 10 Feb 2021Extension
- Granted60 m away
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