36, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Dublin 24
First-floor extension to create a two-storey granny flat, plus retention of a conservatory and garden room.
SD03B/0079 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 18 February 2003
- Reference
- SD03B/0079
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 February 2003
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 31 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves altering a ground-floor side extension to create a new entrance and stairs, and adding a first-floor extension to form a two-storey granny flat. It also seeks retention permission for a rear conservatory and a garden room.
- Storeys
- 2
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
Alterations to existing ground floor extension at the side to create a new entrance hall and stairs and removal of the existing pitched roof to construct a first floor extension comprising 2 bedroom and a bathroom to create a 2 storey granny flat and retention permission for a single storey conservatory attached to the rear and a single storey general purpose room and store in the rear garden.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 42 m |
| 57 Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Nov 2025 | €280,000 | 52 m |
| 44 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €375,000 | 53 m |
| 26 Birchwood Drive, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Sept 2025 | €377,000 | 84 m |
| 3 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24 | May 2025 | €352,000 | 92 m |
| 1 Fernwood Lawn, Springfield, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 111 m |
| 58 Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaghtnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €315,000 | 129 m |
| 66 Fernwood Avenue, Springfield, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €290,000 | 144 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 received18 February 2003
- Decision due14 April 2003
- Decision issued14 April 2003
- Grant issued9 June 2003
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
Change the two-storey granny flat at the side to a separate house with a separate pedestrian entrance;…
36, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD05A/0478South DublinLodged 20 Jun 2005New dwelling
- Refused30 m away
Construction of two-storey 3 bedroom house to the side of existing property including vehicular access and…
38, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Dublin 24
SD03A/0988South DublinLodged 23 Dec 2003New dwelling
- Refused30 m away
Retention of conversion of existing garage into single-storey dwelling unit
Site to side of, 26, Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD04A/0459South DublinLodged 23 Jun 2004Retention
- Granted30 m away
Construction of a 2 storey 3 bed attached house to the side of existing end of terrace dwelling
38, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Dublin 24
SD05A/1032South DublinLodged 21 Dec 2005New dwelling
- Awaiting decision40 m away
Concrete shed at the back of the garden
16, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
ED22/0004South DublinLodged 31 Mar 2022Extension
- Granted50 m away
Extended driveway, widening the existing entrance and lowering a footpath
51, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
SD05B/0111South DublinLodged 23 Feb 2005Alterations
- Granted50 m away
Porch and tiled canopy at front
44 Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
S02B/0119South DublinLodged 7 Mar 2002Extension
- Granted50 m away
For front vehicular gate entrance at proposed site
44 Birchwood Heights, Tallaght, Dublin 24
S00B/0638South DublinLodged 6 Nov 2000Alterations
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