GrantedRetentionDecided 14 October 2024

6, Pakenham Road, Monkstown, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Retention and completion of amendments to a residential development in Monkstown.

D24A/0649 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 August 2024

Reference: D24A/0649
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission for Retention
Received: 20 August 2024

Summary

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This application seeks retention and permission for amendments to a previously approved development. Works include replacing structurally unstable rear and side walls, constructing a small flat roof extension, altering the roof profile, and blocking up an existing entrance in a granite wall.

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Floor area: 7 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission sought for amendments to previously permitted development, plan reg ref d23a/0552, including retention of construction already carried out, at 6 pakenham road, monkstown, dun laoghaire, co. Dublin. The amendments consist of (1) removal of structurally unstable 2 storey rear and side walls, (2) construction of new replacement 2 storey external walls in insulated concrete construction on the same footprint as those removed including 4no. Circular headed flat niches in the rear wall and omission of brickwork to the pakenham road elevation, (3) provision of 6.5 sq. M flat roof extension at the rear northwest corner, (4) relocation of proposed excess surface water soakaway from the northeast to the southeast of the dwelling, (5) provision of hipped roof in lieu of pre-existing gable at western end of dwelling to match other end, (6) relocation of pre-existing window and addition of 1no. Small window at the 1st floor west elevation, (7) blocking up existing entrance from pakenham road in granite walling, and including all related ancillary works.

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 6 February 2024.

Notified floor area: 17.3 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Pakenham Lodge, Pakenham Road, Monkstown	Jul 2026	€2,150,000	48 m
8 Monkstown Gate, Pakenham Road, Monkstown	Dec 2025	€1,020,000	74 m
17 Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Terrace, Dublin	Jan 2025	€516,551	90 m
16 Grosvenor House, Pakenahm Road, Monkstown	Feb 2026	€535,000	90 m
Longford Lodge, 25 Monkstown Crescent, Monkstown Blackrock	Mar 2026	€1,350,000	100 m
18 Packenham Apts, The Slopes, Monkstown	Apr 2025	€310,000	162 m
19 Packenham Apts, Sloperton, Monkstown	Mar 2026	€565,500	173 m
6 Pakenham, Monkstown, Dublin	Jan 2025	€485,000	174 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

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Application received20 August 2024
Decision due14 October 2024
Decision issued14 October 2024

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