8, Oldcourt Cottages, Firhouse, Dublin 24.
Conversion of a garage to a living room, demolition of the kitchen, and construction of a new kitchen and dining area.
SD07B/0948 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 21 November 2007
- Reference
- SD07B/0948
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 21 November 2007
- Floor area
- 102.64 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis retention application is for the conversion of a domestic garage into a living room with a new pitched roof. It also includes the demolition of the original kitchen to build a new kitchen and dining area, alongside roof alterations to the front porch and rear bathroom.
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
Conversion of a domestic garage into a living room including the replacement of a flat roof to a pitched roof, the addition of a pitched roof to the existing front porch. The demolition of the origianal kitchen area and addition of a new kitchen and dining room area including pitched roof together with the addition of a pitched roof to the existing rear bathroom.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Dodderbrook Way, Oldcourt Road, Ballycullen | Nov 2025 | €250,000 | 109 m |
| 5 Dodderbrook Walk, Ballycullen, Dublin 24 | Oct 2025 | €638,000 | 110 m |
| 5 Dodderbrook Square, Dodderbrook, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €475,771 | 118 m |
| 21a Oldcourt Cottages, Oldcourt, Tallaght | Mar 2025 | €620,000 | 136 m |
| 11 Dodderbrook Lawn, Old Court Road, Ballycullen | Nov 2025 | €666,000 | 138 m |
| 21 Old Court Cottages, Tallaght, Dublin 24 | Feb 2026 | €490,000 | 149 m |
| 19 Dodderbrook View, Dodderbrook, Ballycullenprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €546,256 | 168 m |
| 38 Ferncourt View, Firhouse, Dublin 24 | Feb 2025 | €532,000 | 178 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 November 2007
- Decision due24 January 2008
- Decision issued23 January 2008
- Grant issued3 March 2008
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
Detached garage and extension to rear
6 Oldcourt Cottages, Oldcourt Road, Tallaght, D.24.
S01B/0288South DublinLodged 24 May 2001Extension
- Granted50 m away
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SD11B/0027South DublinLodged 7 Feb 2011Retention
- Granted50 m away
Permission consequent on outline permission Reg. Ref. No. SD03A/0538. To build private dwelling in side…
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SD04A/0106South DublinLodged 12 Feb 2004New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
Building of private dwelling in side garden and rearrangement of existing entrance to accommodate proposed…
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SD03A/0538South DublinLodged 30 Jul 2003New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
Retention permission for the change of approved ( Reg. Ref. SD02A/0499) house type from a two bedroom…
Rear Of, 10 & 10A, Oldcourt Cottages, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD04A/0268South DublinLodged 26 Apr 2004Retention
- Granted80 m away
Two bedroom bungalow and associated site works at the rear of existing cottages, and the removal of existing…
Rear of 10 & 10a Oldcourt Cottages, Tallaght, Dublin 24
SD02A/0499South DublinLodged 12 Dec 2002New dwelling
- Part granted, part refused80 m away
Two single storey houses (approx. floor area 1,500 sq.ft. each) in the rear/side garden
5 Old Court Cottages, Old Court, Dublin 24.
S01A/0023South DublinLodged 8 Jun 2001New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
Single storey detached house (approx. floor area 146 sq.m)
Lands adjoinig No. 5 Old Court Cottages, Old Court, D.24.
S01A/0844South DublinLodged 14 Dec 2001New dwelling
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