GrantedAlterationsDecided 7 August 2024

21, Summerhill Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96A4P1

Internal and external alterations including garden landscaping, new doors, and a new staircase.

D24A/0439 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 June 2024

Reference: D24A/0439
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 19 June 2024

Summary

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The project includes removing a boiler house, replacing a front tarmac driveway with grass and gravel parking, and installing new gates. Internal works involve reinstating original layouts at garden level, blocking/forming doors, and installing a new staircase.

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Official record

Development description

Removal of later boiler house, existing door and steps to rear
Removal of existing tarmacadam parking area to front of house and installation of grass/planting, formation of parking area (gravel finish) with direct access from private access road, installation of railings and formation of pedestrian gate and pillars to front
Removal of paving/steps to to garden level and formation of patio at garden level with planter to change of level to later detail to front of house. Re-use existing and retained granite steps to form new stairs to garden level
Installation of bicycle store to rear garden and bin store to front garden
Replace window to tv room with french doors
Remove paving to uper levels of rear garden and re-grass
Block up existing access door opening at garden level and form new access door under stone steps to entry level. Remove existing stud wall and form new stud walls. Replace window to bedroom 4 with french doors to access rear garden
Reinstate internal walls at garden level to original layout. Remove later stud wallls. New doors to detail
Form new straight flight staircase to entry level to detail
Form shower room to rear of entrance hall with new stud partition
Remove later inner door/screen to entrance hall
Form opening to wall between proposed kitchen/drawing room to engineer's detail
Remove later fireplaces to bedroom 1 and to kitchen
Allow for installation of steel beams to floor to kitchen to support island
Fit free standing fittings to kitchen to detail
Formation of utility room to end of hallway with full height stud wall and door to match existing
Form main bathroom to replace 2 toilets to rear return. Stud partition and door to match existing
Remove bathroom and wardrobes to bedroom 1 and form new bathroom/wardrobes to detail. Stud partition and door to match existing
Replace existing mechanical and electrical systems to entire house
Excavate garden level concrete floor and form new concrete floor with insulation, radon barrier and underfloor heating
Warm bord insulation on battens to inside face of external walls to garden level walls
Service and restore original timber sliding slash windows, shutter boxes etc. Fit slim double-glazed units to original timber sashes
Treatment of rising dampness to rooms at garden level in accordance with appropriate conservation practice. A protected structure

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective ARS

“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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 7 October 2024.

Notified floor area: 341.76 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Ard Na Mara, Islington Avenue, Glasthule	Jul 2025	€975,000	42 m
7 Sandycove House, Newtownsmith, Sandycove	Sept 2025	€901,000	99 m
Top Apt, 6 Eden Park, Sandycove	Jan 2026	€1,400,000	123 m
4 Devitt Villas, Glasthule Village, Sandycove	Sept 2025	€1,205,000	175 m
18 Odonnell Gardens, Glasthule, Dublinnot full market price	Jan 2025	€300,000	178 m
3 Rosmeen Park, Sandycove, Dublin	Jul 2025	€1,375,000	180 m
5 Davitt Villas, Glasthule, Dublin	Sept 2025	€892,000	182 m
6 Rosmeen Park, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin	May 2025	€1,375,000	185 m

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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 received19 June 2024
Decision due13 August 2024
Decision issued7 August 2024

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