Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedExtensionDecided 27 May 2026

Westglow, 37 Sheilmartin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13, D13 PT88

Single-storey rear extension, attic reconfiguration with a dormer, garage conversion, and solar panels.

F26A/0272E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 March 2026

Reference
F26A/0272E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
24 March 2026

Summary

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The application at 37 Sheilmartin Road proposes a single-storey flat roof rear extension and extensive modifications to the existing dwelling. Works include converting the garage into a garden room and home office, attic reconfiguration with a front dormer, widening the vehicular entrance, and installing solar panels.

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Official record

Development description

Intend to apply for planning permission for: (i) construction of a single-storey flat roof extension to the rear of the existing detached dwelling; (ii) modifications to the existing dwelling, including alterations to window openings on all elevations; incorporation of the existing front balcony into internal floor space; a feature canopy to the rear elevation; external wall insulation to all elevations; attic reconfiguration to include a dormer window to the front elevation and rooflights (velux) to the side and rear elevations; (iii) conversion of the existing garage to a garden room and home office, including raising of the existing parapet walls and alterations to all elevations; (iv) additional works including widening of the existing vehicular entrance; installation of solar panels to the east, west and south roof slopes of the main dwelling and to the flat roof of the garage; landscaping works to the front garden, including steps to a raised entrance area; (v) all associated site development works, drainage, ancillary engineering works, and landscaping necessary to facilitate the development.

The historical record

How extensions have been decided in Fingal County Council

91% granted

of 4,389 extensions granted, refused or part-granted by Fingal County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally
95%68,719
All categories in Fingal County Council
83%12,342

These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.

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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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
37 Shielmartin Road, Sutton, Dublin 13Nov 2025€1,200,0008 m
Sealawn, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13Mar 2025€2,250,00089 m
28 Shielmartin Dr, Sutton, Dublin 13Dec 2025€675,000104 m
Shielmartin House, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13May 2025€1,700,000121 m
Apartment 49 Block 3, Corr Castle, HowthJan 2026€610,000143 m
3 Shielmartin Dr, Sutton, Dublin 13Aug 2025€875,000170 m
Apt 8 Sutton Castle, Shielmartin Road, SuttonApr 2026€1,820,000246 m
10 Sutton Castle, Shielmartin Rd, Sutton Dublin 13Apr 2025€825,000266 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 received24 March 2026
  2. Decision due28 May 2026
  3. Decision issued27 May 2026

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