CAMBRIDGE HOUSE, SANDYCOVE AVENUE EAST, DUN LAOGHAIRE, CO. DUBLIN
Boundary wall alterations, tree removal, and a new vehicular entrance at a protected structure.
D04A/1037 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 September 2004
- Reference
- D04A/1037
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 September 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing an existing hedge and trees along the boundary to Sandycove Road. It also includes building a 1.2-meter-high random rubble wall with a pedestrian gate, and creating a new vehicular access with gates and piers at Cambridge House, which is a protected structure.
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
(1) removal of existing hedge between front and rear areas of garden to side (2) formation of 1.2 metre high random rubble wall including pedestrian gate between parking area and side garden (3) removal of trees to boundary to sandycove road (4) formation of new vehicular access from sandycove road including gates and piers to match existing at sandycove avenue east. (a protected structure).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
Objective set by the COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mews, Rere 7 Breffni T, Sandycove | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 80 m |
| 7 Breffni Terrace, Breffni Rd, Sandycove | Apr 2025 | €1,340,000 | 80 m |
| 16 Sandycove Ave East, Sandycove, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €2,250,000 | 84 m |
| Elton, Sandycove Road, Sandycove | Sept 2025 | €1,560,000 | 102 m |
| 26 Elton Court, Sandycove, Co Dublin | Oct 2025 | €750,000 | 114 m |
| 5 Sandycove Avenue West, Sandycove, Co Dublin | May 2025 | €2,810,000 | 117 m |
| Albion House, 31 Sandycove Rd, Sandycove | Sept 2025 | €1,340,000 | 143 m |
| 12 Sandycove Avenue East, Glasthule, Dun Laoghairenot full market price | Dec 2025 | €650,000 | 176 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 received8 September 2004
- Decision issued22 October 2004
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for development consisting of alterations to the existing modern two storey return to…
Cambridge House, 31, Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Co Dublin, A96TK58, (A Protected Structure)
D21A/0164Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Feb 2021Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for various works at Cambridge House (A Protected Structure) located at the junction of…
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D07A/0558Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Apr 2007Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from dwelling and Montessori School to single family dwelling, internal alterations including…
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D03A/0937Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Oct 2003Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
For removal of trees to front boundary to Sandycove Road to accommodate new vehicular access gates. Formation…
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D05A/1686Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Dec 2005Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
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D06A/1362Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Sept 2006Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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D24B/0537/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Dec 2024Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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D18A/0064Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Apr 2018Extension
- Granted30 m away
Permission is sought for the subdivision of existing dwelling and plot to provide for independent family…
Cambridge Mews, Sandycove Avenue East, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
D10A/0017Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Jan 2010Extension
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