8, Hermitage Downs, Dublin 16
Attic conversion to a habitable room with a dormer window and a velux window in Dublin 16.
SD08B/0077 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 12 February 2008
- Reference
- SD08B/0077
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 February 2008
- Floor area
- 18 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the existing attic space of an end-of-terrace house into an 18 square metre habitable room. The works include adding one velux window to the side and one dormer window to the rear.
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 our existing attic space to habitable room (18m2) with 1 no. Velux window to side (northeast) and 1 no. Dormer window to rear (northwest) of existing hipped roof to end of terrace dwelling.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Hermitage Downs, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jul 2025 | €640,000 | 7 m |
| 30 Eden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €800,000 | 89 m |
| 12 Hermitage Grove, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €958,000 | 162 m |
| 3 Hermitage View, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €1,000,000 | 178 m |
| 4 Mount Eden, Grange Rd Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Apr 2025 | €615,000 | 196 m |
| 6 Hermitage Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €805,000 | 223 m |
| 10 Hermitage View, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €917,500 | 225 m |
| 18 Marley Ave, Marley Grange, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €825,000 | 257 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 received12 February 2008
- Decision due7 April 2008
- Decision issued31 March 2008
- Grant issued13 May 2008
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