56, Riverside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14RR90
Attic conversion with dormer window, demolition of a garage, and construction of a new side and rear extension.
D23B/0061 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 17 February 2023
- Reference
- D23B/0061
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed works include removing a chimney, converting the attic with front rooflights and a rear dormer window, and demolishing the existing side garage, porch, and rear extension. A new single-storey side and rear extension will be constructed along with a front entrance canopy.
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
- Removal of chimney from main roof
- Conversion of main attic to useable storage space, placing 3 velux windows in roof to front, and 1 dormer window structure with 3 windows and 1 velux window in roof to rear
- Demolition of existing side garage, porch, rear single storey extension
- Construction of new side/rear single storey extension and a new canopy over front entrance, window alteration at first floor gable wall and new window and door and screen inserted in ground floor rear elevation
- New external windows and doors throughout 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.
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 10 July 2023.
Notified floor area: 50 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50 Riverside Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €1,445,000 | 39 m |
| 6 Landscape Court, Landscape Road, Churchtown | Jan 2026 | €447,000 | 70 m |
| 5 Landscape Court, Landscape Rd, Churchtown Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €490,000 | 70 m |
| 30 Hillside Dr, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €1,000,000 | 98 m |
| 36 Riverside Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €950,000 | 119 m |
| 4 Woodside Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €1,130,000 | 140 m |
| 56 Landscape Road, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €873,000 | 172 m |
| Rathlin, Hillside Dr, Castle Park Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €2,250,000 | 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 received17 February 2023
- Decision due13 April 2023
- Decision issued11 April 2023
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 retention of single storey sunlounge extension to rear and single storey out building at rear
52, Riverside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D04B/0583Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Jul 2004Retention
- Granted40 m away
Permission sought for retention of previously constructed single storey pitched roof hall extension to front…
50, Riverside Drive, Churchtown, Dublin 14
D17A/0914Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Oct 2017Retention
- Granted50 m away
Change of use of first floor area from pub lounge - dining area and to restaurant use and 2nd floor attic…
THE GLENSIDE PUB, LANDSCAPE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, DUBLIN 14
D04A/1074Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Sept 2004Change of use
- Invalid50 m away
A. Side and front wall enclosure of 2 no. existing roofed display areas at ground floor level to elevation of…
THE GLENSIDE PUB, LANDSCAPE ROAD, CHURCHTOWN, DUBLIN 14.
D04A/1075Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Sept 2004Retention
- Granted50 m away
Retention / modification of the existing permitted base station (Reg Ref D00A/1129) compromising of No. 3…
Glenside Public House, Landscape Road, Dublin 14
D05A/1208Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Sept 2005Retention
- Granted50 m away
Conversion of single storey garage to disabled accommodation with pitched roof and access ramp. [LOCATION] 48…
48 Riverside Drive, Churchtown, Dublin 14.
D02A/0040Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jan 2002Extension
- Invalid50 m away
Retention of unauthorised extension to rear of public house consisting of the construction of a timber framed…
The Glenside Public House, 20 Landscape Road, Newtown Little, Dublin 14, D14 KC58
D22A/1030Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2022Retention
- Withdrawn50 m away
Retention of development is sought for retention of unauthorised extension to rear of public house consisting…
The Glenside Public house, 20 Landscape Road, Newtown Little, Dublin 14, D14KC58
D21A/1031Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Nov 2021Retention
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