16, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Change of use from a residential dwelling to a residential care home with staff accommodation.
SD07A/1037 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 December 2007
- Reference
- SD07A/1037
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 December 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a material change of use from a house to a residential care home and staff accommodation. Works include the demolition of a rear passageway and toilet, installing a front access ramp, and creating a wheelchair-accessible toilet.
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
Material change of use from a residential dwelling to a residential care home and staff accommodation ; the application includes the demolition of the existing ground floor rear passage - way and toilet, the provision of an access ramp to the front of dwelling, a new wheelchair accessible toilet within the dwelling at ground floor level and other minor works including all associated site works and services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €680,000 | 23 m |
| 18 Glendoher Dr, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €625,000 | 36 m |
| 6a Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2026 | €803,000 | 61 m |
| 33 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jul 2025 | €700,000 | 81 m |
| 39 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €805,000 | 106 m |
| 2 The Mill, Bolton Park, Rathfarnham | Sept 2025 | €2,000,000 | 110 m |
| 34 Glendoher Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | May 2025 | €807,000 | 110 m |
| 28 Glendoher Close, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €675,000 | 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 received21 December 2007
- Decision due14 February 2008
- Decision issued22 February 2008
- Appeal submitted20 March 2008
- Appeal decided8 October 2008
- Permission expiry14 October 2008
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
Widening the existing vehicular driveway, additional parking and all associated site works
16 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD18A/0273South DublinLodged 31 Jul 2018Alterations
- Granted40 m away
The conversion of the attic into a non-habitable storage room, new dormer window to the rear, new velux…
18 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16H6K1
SD26B/0069WSouth DublinLodged 17 Feb 2026Extension
- Invalid40 m away
The conversion of the attic into a non habitable storage room, new dormer window to the rear, new velux…
18 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16H6K1
SD26B/0052WSouth DublinLodged 9 Feb 2026Extension
- Granted40 m away
1st floor extension over existing garage. Attic conversion to store room with roof lights to rear
6, Glendoher Close, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD04B/0326South DublinLodged 15 Jun 2004Extension
- Granted40 m away
Construction of new single storey front extension to dwelling house and widening of entrance gates
6, Glendoher Close, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD14B/0173South DublinLodged 22 Sept 2014Extension
- Granted40 m away
Two storey plus dormer (at rear) 128sq.m. 4 bed house attached to side of existing two storey house with new…
1, Glendoher Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD05A/0923South DublinLodged 13 Mar 2006New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Single storey rear extension with roof lights
19 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
S00B/0104South DublinLodged 28 Feb 2000Extension
- Granted50 m away
Granny flat and sunroom to the rear and new pitched roof over porch to the front
6B Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
S01B/0066South DublinLodged 17 Apr 2001Extension
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