The Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
Partial demolition, reconstruction, and extension of cottages to add roof bedrooms and off-street parking.
S00A/0652 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 15 September 2000
- Reference
- S00A/0652
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 September 2000
- Floor area
- 262.4 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the partial demolition, reconstruction, and extension of existing cottages. Works include raising the eaves and ridge lines to create two bedrooms in the roof void of all units, adding dormer windows, Velux roof lights, and creating a new vehicular access for off-street parking.
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
Partial demolition of existing cottages and reconstruction and extension comprising new vehicular access adjacent to no. 1, to provide off-street carparking, increase the height of eaves and ridge lines to provide 2 bedrooms in roof void in all units, and modifications to elevations including new head height of windows and doors, dormer windows to front and velux roof lights to rear
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the outstanding character and amenity of the Dodder Valley”
National zoning type: Conservation, amenity or buffer space, corridor/belt, landscape
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24not full market price | Feb 2026 | €200,000 | 145 m |
| 13 Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Dublin 24 | Aug 2025 | €721,000 | 165 m |
| Larkrise, Firhouse Rd, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €850,000 | 185 m |
| 43 Monalea Wood, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Jan 2025 | €600,000 | 220 m |
| 22 Woodlawn Park Dr, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €550,000 | 231 m |
| 62a Monalea Wood, Firhouse Rd, Firhouse Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €710,000 | 270 m |
| 9 Bolbrook Close, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €472,000 | 349 m |
| 84 Monalea Grove, Firhouse, Dublin City | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 355 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 received15 September 2000
- Decision due10 November 2000
- Decision issued13 November 2000
- Appeal submitted12 December 2000
- Appeal decided9 July 2001
- Permission expiry10 July 2001
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
Retention of 3 cottages; No. 1 to be retained as existing; modifications to Nos. 2 & 3 to provide 1…
Unit 1-3, Convent Cottages, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD14A/0258South DublinLodged 1 Dec 2014Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Demolition of 3 no. existing derelict cottages and the construction of a two-storey building comprising 4 no.…
The Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
SD02A/0446South DublinLodged 2 Aug 2002Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Retention for the demolition of 3 cottages and the reconstruction of these 3 cottages, including a single…
The Covent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
SD04A/0456South DublinLodged 22 Jun 2004Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Retention of the construction of three single storey dwelling cottages
Unit 1-3, Convent Cottages, Firhouse, Dublin 24
SD13A/0231South DublinLodged 17 Jul 2014Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Retention of the demolition of three single storey cottages (totalling 172sq.m. gross floorspace) and…
The Convent Cottages, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24.
SD04A/0927South DublinLodged 13 Dec 2004Retention
- Granted40 m away
Construct 3 play spaces and a play trail route in Dodder Valley Park in the townlands of Oldbawn, Tallaght,…
Dodder Valley Park, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD198/0006South DublinLodged 18 Jul 2019Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
1 no. 2 storey detached dormer bungalow which will consist of 4 dormer windows and 2 skylights to the front…
Mount Carmel House, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
SD03A/0826South DublinLodged 11 Nov 2003New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Room extension at the western end of the main school building. The works will involve the demolition and…
Scoil Carmel Junior National School, Firhouse Road, Dublin 24
SD20A/0294South DublinLodged 13 Nov 2020Commercial
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