Avondale, 9 Hillside Drive, Rathfarnham Dublin 14.
Demolition of existing side and rear extensions to build new single and two-storey extensions, a garden gym, and widen the driveway.
D25A/0119 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 February 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0119
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of demolishing the existing side and rear extensions to construct new single-storey and two-storey extensions. It includes a new replacement rear dormer, a detached single-storey garden gym/home office, and the widening of the existing vehicular entrance.
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
- For development on this site. The development will consist of
- Demolitions of extension to the side and rear
- New single storey extensions to the side and rear
- New two storey extension to the side extending existing pitched roof over
- Alterations to existing pitched roof including extending over new two storey extension there will be a new replacement dormer to the rear
- New internal and external alterations including new porch, alterations to the fenestration, external insulation, and alterations to the elevational finish
- New detached single storey gym/home office in the back garden
- Widening of existing vehicular entrances
- General site works including landscaping, drainage and associated site works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathlin, Hillside Dr, Castle Park Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €2,250,000 | 31 m |
| 2 Hillside Drive, Castlepark, Rathfarnham | May 2025 | €1,650,000 | 86 m |
| 4 Woodside Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €1,130,000 | 166 m |
| 30 Hillside Dr, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €1,000,000 | 202 m |
| 50 Riverside Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €1,445,000 | 212 m |
| 15 Woodside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €1,420,000 | 231 m |
| 37 Woodside, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14not full market price | Mar 2026 | €330,000 | 252 m |
| 6 Landscape Court, Landscape Road, Churchtown | Jan 2026 | €447,000 | 262 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 received18 February 2025
- Decision due14 April 2025
- Decision issued11 April 2025
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
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D04A/0555Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 May 2004Extension
- Granted50 m away
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D04A/0158Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Feb 2004Extension
- Refused50 m away
For development comprising the demolition of an existing habitable two storey detached dwelling (Eyrecourt)…
Eyre Court, 5, Hillside Drive, Dublin 14
D07A/1643Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Nov 2007New dwelling
- Refused50 m away
Permission is sought for [1] The removal of the existing dwelling house; [2] the construction of a new…
13 Hillside Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 PD89
D21A/0039Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Apr 2021New dwelling
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