Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedExtensionDecided 2 May 2024

4 Hawthorn Lawn, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15Y52X

Major house extension, attic conversion, and roof raising in Castleknock.

FW24A/0108 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 11 March 2024

Reference
FW24A/0108
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
11 March 2024

Summary

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The project involves demolishing existing extensions and a garden shed, raising the main roof for an attic home office, and building a two-storey rear extension and a first-floor side extension. It also includes widening the vehicular access.

Extensionattic conversionrenovation

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

  • The development will consist of
  • Demolition of the existing single storey front & rear extensions
  • Demolition of the existing block shed in the back garden
  • Removal of the existing perspex roof along the west side entrance
  • Removal of the existing main house roof for the construction of a new raised pitched roof with hipped ends, incorporating an attic conversion with a rear facing skylight. The new attic is to consist of a home office
  • Construction of a two storey rear extension with partial flat (ground floor) & partial hipped (first floor) roof, to consist of a kitchen/dining/lounge on the ground floor & 2 bedrooms & study on the first floor
  • Construction of a first floor side extension to consist of a bedroom
  • Proposed widening of the existing vehicular access (including modifications to the front boundary treatments & addition of front garden hard surface area exiting onto hawthorn lawn, castleknock, dublin 15.8. General remodel & upgrade of the existing dwelling at ground floor, first floor & attic levels to suit the proposed layouts
  • All drainage, structural & associated site works to be implemented

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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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 10 July 2024.

Notified floor area: 120

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
58 The Hawthorns Boroimhe Swords, DublinJun 2025€387,00077 m
4 Hawthorn Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15Jan 2026€1,500,000143 m
17 Beechpark Ave, Castleknock, Dublin 15Mar 2026€800,000151 m
37 Beechpark Ave, Castleknock, Dublin 15Sept 2025€1,295,000158 m
11 Beechpark Ave, Castleknock, Dublin 15Nov 2025€1,175,000162 m
11 Hawthorn Lodge, Castleknock, Dublin 15Oct 2025€1,599,500166 m
53 Beechpark Avenue, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15Sept 2025€800,000184 m
26 Beechpark Avenue, Castleknock, Dublin 15Dec 2025€1,400,000187 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

  1. Application received11 March 2024
  2. Decision due3 May 2024
  3. Decision issued2 May 2024

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