Rear of No. 20, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a granny flat/studio to a self-contained residential unit within a protected structure's curtilage.
D09A/0659 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 September 2009
- Reference
- D09A/0659
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 September 2009
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing granny flat/studio to become a self-contained residential unit. The site is located to the rear of No. 20 Summerhill Road, which is within the curtilage of a protected structure.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for change of use of granny flat/studio to self-contained residential unit at rear of no. 20, summerhill road, which is within the curtilage of the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ard Na Mara, Islington Avenue, Glasthule | Jul 2025 | €975,000 | 20 m |
| 7 Sandycove House, Newtownsmith, Sandycove | Sept 2025 | €901,000 | 81 m |
| Top Apt, 6 Eden Park, Sandycove | Jan 2026 | €1,400,000 | 144 m |
| 3 Rosmeen Park, Sandycove, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,375,000 | 174 m |
| 6 Rosmeen Park, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 183 m |
| 18 Odonnell Gardens, Glasthule, Dublinnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 199 m |
| 4 Devitt Villas, Glasthule Village, Sandycove | Sept 2025 | €1,205,000 | 200 m |
| 5 Davitt Villas, Glasthule, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €892,000 | 206 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 received3 September 2009
- Decision issued28 October 2009
- Appeal submitted6 November 2009
- Appeal decided3 February 2010
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
For change of use of studio at the rear of No. 20 Summerhill to one bedroom residential residential unit and…
20, Summerhill Road, (rear of), Sandycove, Co. Dublin.
D05A/1703Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Mar 2006Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
Planning permission is sought for change of use of granny flat/studio to self-contained residential unit at…
Rear of No. 20, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
D09A/0494Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Jul 2009Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for single storey bedroom and living room extension to existing granny flat at…
20, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
D06A/1789Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Dec 2006Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for: A. 2.5 sqm porch at ground floor level. B. 15.2 sqm first floor bedroom extension to…
Dwelling accessed from Summerhill Court at the rear of 20 Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co Dublin which is within the curtilage of a Protected Structure
D17A/0253Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Mar 2017Extension
- GrantedAt this site
One car parking space to northwest side of access road at Summerhill Court, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co.…
North-West side of access road at, Summerhill Court, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co.Dublin
D08A/0975Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 28 Aug 2008Other
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission is sought for A) Combining of existing apartments No.4 & No.5 to form a single apartment…
20, Summerhill Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin
D10A/0176Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Apr 2010Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Change of Use of existing garage to a habitable room to front and Retention of ground floor…
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D15B/0059Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Mar 2015Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission sought for development consisting of change of use from offices to No — two bedroom residential…
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D19A/0406Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Jun 2019Change of use
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- RefusedExtension
Planning permission is sought for single storey bedroom and living room extension to existing granny flat at…
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D10A/0176Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Apr 2010
- WithdrawnChange of use
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D09A/0494Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Jul 2009
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