643, Whitechurch Cottages, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Retention of lowered front garden level and completion of new boundary walls, landscaping, and parking area.
SD07B/0811 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 30 November 2007
- Reference
- SD07B/0811
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission and Retention
- Received
- 30 November 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for lowering the front garden level by 800mm. It also proposes the completion of a new granite front boundary wall, re-landscaping to provide a car turning area, and new timber sleeper planters.
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Official record
Development description
(1) retention of reducing the level of the front garden by 800mm; (2) completion of the following works: (a) construction of a new random granite front boundary wall and piers with reconstituted granite cappings with the wall varying in height between 1200mm and 1350mm and the piers with a height of 1650mm, (b) re-landscaping of front garden and side passageway to provide turning area for existing car parking, the provision of stone chippings to car parking area and new turning area, (c) the provision of stepped planters using timber sleepers between new turning area and side (south) boundary and between turning area and pavement to front of dwelling, (d) additional planting area directly behind new front boundary wall, (e) all associated siteworks.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 108 m |
| 41 Glenmore Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 160 m |
| 9 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 167 m |
| 2 Pearse Bros Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €580,000 | 215 m |
| 55 Pearse Bros Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €481,000 | 227 m |
| 53 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €455,000 | 235 m |
| 1 Grangebrook Vale, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €725,000 | 293 m |
| 10 Grangebrook Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 298 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 received30 November 2007
- Further information requested16 November 2007
- Further information received30 November 2007
- Decision due4 January 2008
- Decision issued19 December 2007
- Grant issued12 February 2008
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