Loyola, 8, Churchtown Drive, Dublin 14
Retention of a garage conversion into a habitable room with a new bay window.
D08B/0495 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 July 2008
- Reference
- D08B/0495
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 1 July 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for an existing garage that has been converted into a habitable room. The works include a new bay window and a hipped tiled roof overhead to the front of the dwelling.
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
Retention of existing garage converted to habitable room with new bay window and hipped tiled roof overhead to front of dwelling.
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Churchtown Drive, Milltown, Dublin 14 | Oct 2025 | €1,343,000 | 30 m |
| Brandon, Churchtown Rd Lower, Churchtown Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €895,000 | 36 m |
| 13 Lower Churchtown Road, Churchtown | Feb 2026 | €1,300,000 | 75 m |
| 5 Churchtown Ave, Churchtown Rd Lower, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €780,000 | 100 m |
| Milltown Lodge, 26c Churchtown Road Lower, Churchtown | Jun 2025 | €706,000 | 100 m |
| 185 St Columbanus Rd, Milltown, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €751,000 | 107 m |
| 80 Saint Colombanus Road, Miltown, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €585,000 | 159 m |
| 116 St Columbanus Rd, Milltown, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €610,000 | 168 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 July 2008
- Decision issued11 August 2008
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