36, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
Conversion of a granny flat into a separate house with extensions and demolitions in Tallaght.
SD05A/0478 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 20 June 2005
- Reference
- SD05A/0478
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 June 2005
- Residential units
- 1
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant plans to change an existing two-storey granny flat into a separate house with its own pedestrian entrance. The project includes building a two-storey rear extension, a single-storey side porch, and demolishing a conservatory and store.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change the two-storey granny flat at the side to a separate house with a separate pedestrian entrance; construct a two storey extension to the rear and a single storey porch to the side of the house; and demolish the single storey conservatory and the single storey detached store at the rear.
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 received20 June 2005
- Decision due13 August 2005
- Decision issued11 August 2005
- Grant issued27 September 2005
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 to existing ground floor extension at the side to create a new entrance hall and stairs and…
36, Birchwood Heights, Springfield, Dublin 24
SD03B/0079South DublinLodged 18 Feb 2003Extension
- 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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