60, Knocknashee, Dublin 14, D14XV34
A declaration is sought on whether using a house for 13 students is a material change of use.
REF10725 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 July 2025
- Reference
- REF10725
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 15 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking a Section 5 declaration to determine if accommodating 13 students in a single dwelling house constitutes a material change of use. It also asks if this change constitutes development and if it is considered exempted development.
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Official record
Development description
We respectfully ask that the council issue declarations on the following questions: (i) whether the use of 60 knocknashee as accomodation for 13 students constitues a material change of use from its authorised use as a single dwelling house; (ii) whether such change of use (if found to exist) constitues "development" within the meaning of section 3 of the act; (iii) whether any such development is exempted development under section 4 of the act or the planning and development regulat...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 57 Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin 14not full market price | Sept 2025 | €420,000 | 78 m |
| 9 Eden Park Dr, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €850,000 | 93 m |
| 24 Eden Park Drive, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Jul 2026 | €815,000 | 94 m |
| 12 Eden Park Dr, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Oct 2025 | €832,000 | 96 m |
| 26 Eden Park Dr, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | May 2026 | €1,450,000 | 97 m |
| 28 Eden Park Dr, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Oct 2025 | €812,500 | 111 m |
| 50 Knocknashee, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €1,310,000 | 122 m |
| 2 Edenwood, Eden Park Dr, Goatstown Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €700,000 | 131 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 received15 July 2025
- Decision issued31 July 2025
- Appeal submitted25 August 2025
In the area
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- Invalid50 m away
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D05B/0396Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 May 2005Extension
- Granted50 m away
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D05B/0561Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Jul 2005Extension
- Granted50 m away
Single storey extension to rear, (infill small integral side yard with 'house' , enclose existing front porch…
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D06A/1611Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Oct 2006Extension
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D10A/0649Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Nov 2010Extension
- Granted60 m away
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D22A/0519Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jul 2022Extension
- Granted60 m away
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D26B/0057/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Jan 2026Alterations
- Granted70 m away
Dormer window extended to provide a study, ensuite bathroom with window at first floor level. Garage…
65, Knocknashee, Kilmacud, Dublin 14
D07B/0603Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jul 2007Extension
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