32, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14N7T8
Installation of external insulation on the front of a house.
ED25/0094 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 October 2025
- Reference
- ED25/0094
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Declaration of Exemption Section 5
- Received
- 13 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 declaration of exemption is sought for the installation of 120 mm external insulation on the front of the house. The insulation will be finished in an off-white acrylic render to replace the existing wet dash and red brick finish.
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Official record
Development description
Proposal to install 120 mm external insulation on front of house finished in off-white acrylic render. Existing finish is a wet dash upper half with a red brick lower half. Existing finish is in poor condition. Other houses in immediate vicinity have finishes similar to proposed render.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the South Dublin 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €316,600 | 102 m |
| 3 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €640,000 | 130 m |
| 10 Riversdale, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Jun 2025 | €990,000 | 132 m |
| 32 Orchardstown Dr, Templeogue, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €625,000 | 177 m |
| 3 Orchardstown Dr, Templeogue, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €635,000 | 179 m |
| 49 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €1,100,000 | 195 m |
| 15 Anne Devlin Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €960,000 | 198 m |
| 3 Old Bridge Rd, Dublin 16, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €700,000 | 217 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 received13 October 2025
- Decision due10 November 2025
- Decision issued10 November 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
Alterations and single storey rear, side and front extensions and widen existing site entrance
30 Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD02B/0148South DublinLodged 3 Apr 2002Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Replace existing flat roof over annex building to pitched tile roof to match existing roof on main house
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S02B/0130South DublinLodged 8 Mar 2002Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of single storey extension, construction of two storey extension (56sq.m. ground;, 42sq.m. first…
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SD09B/0165South DublinLodged 9 Dec 2009Extension
- Granted30 m away
(a) A two storey extension to the side; (b) a single storey extension to the rear; (c) a pitched canopy roof…
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SD05B/0370South DublinLodged 31 May 2005Extension
- Granted30 m away
Alterations to previous grant of permission (SD05B/0370) to include extending side extension 500mm to front;…
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SD05B/0722South DublinLodged 16 Nov 2005Extension
- Granted40 m away
Single storey extension to rear, first floor extension over kitchen and garage to side/front, front porch…
26 Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
S01B/0496South DublinLodged 20 Sept 2001Extension
- Granted40 m away
To carry out the following alterations and extension to existing two storey dwelling house, floor area…
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SD04B/0355South DublinLodged 21 Oct 2004Extension
- Granted50 m away
Demolition of kitchen extension and the rear shed; construction of a single storey extension to the rear of…
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SD18B/0479South DublinLodged 19 Nov 2018Extension
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