Gortinore, 11, Alma Road, Monkstown, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94 K7H1 (A Protected Structure)
Enquiry regarding the installation of solar panels on the roof of a protected structure.
REF6825 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 April 2025
- Reference
- REF6825
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 14 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis is a Section 5 enquiry to determine if installing solar panels on the roof of a protected structure is exempt development, and to identify acceptable positioning on the roof.
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
Enquiry to see whether installation of solar panels would be allowed on the roof, and where position on the roof would be acceptable.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carrig Rua, Temple Crescent, Blackrock | Feb 2026 | €1,500,000 | 30 m |
| 12 Alma Rd, Monkstown, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €1,900,000 | 72 m |
| 7 Seapoint Court, Temple Crescent, Blackrock | May 2025 | €530,000 | 74 m |
| 11 Seapoint Court, Blackrock, Co Dublinnot full market price | Mar 2026 | €19,296 | 74 m |
| 14 Seapoint Court, Temple Crescent, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €580,000 | 74 m |
| 4 Seapoint Court, Temple Crescent, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €440,000 | 84 m |
| 8 Alma Court, Alma Road, Monkstown | May 2026 | €485,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 4 Alma Court, Alma Rd, Monkstownnot full market price | May 2026 | €167,995 | 96 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 received14 April 2025
- Decision due9 May 2025
- Decision issued1 May 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
Permission for development consisting of restoration, refurbishment and extension of existing 3 storey over…
Gortinore, 11, Alma Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, A94 K7H1 (A Protected Structure)
D19A/0955Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Dec 2019Extension
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.6 of Reg Ref No. D24A/0316
9, Gortnadrew, Alma Road, Monkstown, Blackrock, Dublin, A94V4A3
D24A/0316/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Feb 2026Other
- RefusedAt this site
The modification of an existing velux rooflight on the northern roof pitch, into a dormer roof window,…
Gortnadrew, 9 Alma Road, Monkstown, Blackrock, Dublin, A94V4A3 (A Protected Structure)
D25A/0211Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Mar 2025Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of a rear facing roof dormer window, enlarged rooflight and relocation of bathroom ensuite at…
9, Gortnadrew, Alma Road, Monkstown, Blackrock, Dublin, A94V4A3
D24A/0316Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 May 2024Extension
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for development consisting of the construction of a rear facing roof dormer window, enlarged…
9, Gortnadrew, Alma Road, Monkstown, Blackrock, Dublin, A94V4A3
D24A/0261Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Apr 2024Extension
- GrantedAt this site
For the installation of an automatic sliding gate using existing gates, the refurbishment of one gatepost and…
Gortnadrew, 9, Alma Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
D05A/1716Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Dec 2005Alterations
- Not exempt — permission neededAt this site
Enquiry as to whether installation of solar panels would be permitted on areas identified on rear pitch on…
Gortnadrew, 9, Alma Road, Monkstown, Dublin, A94V4A3, (A Protected Structure)
REF7626Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 May 2026Energy
- Granted30 m away
Permission for off-street car parking. The modifications consist of the relocation of existing pedestrian…
15 Alma Road, Monkstown, Co Dublin
D17A/0053Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Jan 2017Alterations
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