Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedRetentionDecided 15 September 2025

Little Dell, Shielmartin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 A562

Retention of an elevated garden platform and stairs, and permission for a new home office on top.

F25A/0676E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 25 July 2025

Reference
F25A/0676E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission and Retention
Received
25 July 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The applicant seeks retention permission for an elevated platform at the upper garden level and a connecting stairway. Additionally, permission is sought to construct a home office on top of this elevated platform.

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Official record

Development description

Intends to apply for, (i) retention planning permission for elevated platform at upper garden level, and stairway connecting lower garden to upper garden, and (ii) planning permission sought for the construction of a home office on the elevated platform, including all ancillary site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RS - ResidentialRS
Provide for residential development and protect and improve residential amenity

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Shielmartin House, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13May 2025€1,700,00046 m
37 Shielmartin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13Nov 2025€1,200,000167 m
Apt 8 Sutton Castle, Shielmartin Road, SuttonApr 2026€1,820,000172 m
10 Sutton Castle, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13Apr 2025€825,000201 m
Apt 14 Sutton Castle, Shielmartin Road, SuttonMar 2025€1,250,000202 m
Apartment 49 Block 3, Corr Castle, HowthJan 2026€610,000207 m
28 Shielmartin Dr, Sutton, Dublin 13Dec 2025€675,000249 m
Sealawn, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13Mar 2025€2,250,000254 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

  1. Application received25 July 2025
  2. Decision due18 September 2025
  3. Decision issued15 September 2025
  4. Appeal submitted13 October 2025
  5. Appeal decided26 January 2026

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