Bear Lodge, 8, Ballybride Manor, Ballybride Road, Shankill, Dublin, D18A4E0
Change of use of a detached garage and storage building into a two-bedroom granny flat.
D20A/0821 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 9 November 2020
- Reference
- D20A/0821
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 November 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of an existing detached garage and ancillary storage structure. The building will be converted into a self-contained, two-bedroom granny flat with associated site works.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use from existing detached garage and ancillary storage into a 2 bedroom self contained granny flat and all ancillary site works relevant to the development
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A1 To provide for new residential communities and Sustainable Neighbourhood Infrastructure in accordance with approved local area plans”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 9 July 2021.
Notified floor area: 136 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springhaven Ballybride, Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael | Oct 2025 | €2,100,000 | 80 m |
| Bruion Caortainn, 3 Manor Ballybride, Ballybride Rd | Mar 2025 | €1,200,000 | 113 m |
| 4 Ballybride, Balllbride Rd, Rathmichael | Apr 2025 | €2,750,000 | 191 m |
| 2 Ballybride, Rathmichael, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €2,695,000 | 242 m |
| Balfour, Ferndale Rd, Rathmichael | Feb 2026 | €1,680,000 | 290 m |
| Emerald, Ballybride Road, Shankill | Dec 2025 | €700,000 | 298 m |
| Chantilly House, Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael | Dec 2025 | €2,895,000 | 351 m |
| 63 New Vale Cottages, Shankill, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €872,000 | 425 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 received9 November 2020
- Decision issued8 January 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted30 m away
Permission for change of use of existing ground floor of a detached garage into an additional 2 Bedrooms /…
Bear Lodge, 8 Ballybride Manor, Ballybride Road, Shankill, Dublin, D18A4E0
D21B/0077Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Apr 2021Change of use
- Refused50 m away
Construction of 1 no. 2 storey, 4 bed detached dwelling with new vehicular/pedestrian access from Ballybride…
'Bear Lodge', 8, Ballybride Road, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin
D08A/0837Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Jul 2008New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Retention of existing two storey dwelling house of previously granted Planning Permission Ref. no. D95A/0411…
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D02A/1054Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Oct 2002Retention
- Invalid80 m away
Permission for (1) a 189.22m2 two storey residence, (2) connection to the public utilities, (3) a shared site…
Renaissance House, Ballybride Rd, Rathmichael, Dublin 18
D21A/1062Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Mar 2022New dwelling
- Granted90 m away
Demolition of an existing single storey house and shed and the construction of 1 no. 2 storey and 3 no.…
Ballybride Road, Rathmichael, Dublin 18.
D05A/1543Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 May 2006Housing estate
- Granted90 m away
Permission for development consisting of new two-storey extension to north-east gable of existing house…
Cartref, 10 Ballybride Manor, Rathmichael, Co Dublin
D13B/0084Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Mar 2013Extension
- Granted90 m away
Permission is sought for development consisting of the following — Demolition of single storey section of…
Cartref, 10 Ballybride Manor, Rathmichael, Co. Dublin
D12B/0355Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Nov 2012Extension
- Granted90 m away
Alternative design for two storey detached dwelling and for alteration to position of vehicular entrance,…
Site no 10 Ballybride, Ballybride Road, Rathmichael, Co., Dublin.
D02A/0472Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 May 2002New dwelling
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