138, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Widening of an existing vehicular entrance and driveway.
SD12B/0217 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 August 2012
- Reference
- SD12B/0217
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 August 2012
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to widen the existing vehicular entrance and driveway from 2.55 metres to 4.0 metres. This will involve cutting back the existing wall and hedge, and relocating a brick pier.
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
Widening of the existing vehicular entrance and driveway from 2.55 metres as existing to 4 metres as proposed; existing wall and hedge to be cut back and brick pier relocated to new position.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 August 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 12 April 2019.
Notified floor area: 179 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 150 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €815,000 | 124 m |
| Broad Oaks, 79 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €810,000 | 151 m |
| 175 The Oak, Charleville Sq, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Apr 2025 | €610,000 | 179 m |
| 158 The Oak, Charleville Sq, Butterfield Ave Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €660,000 | 179 m |
| 146 Charleville Sq, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 179 m |
| 141 The Oak, Charleville Sq, Butterfield Ave | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 179 m |
| 93 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €835,000 | 200 m |
| 19 Marian Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €1,295,000 | 214 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 received27 August 2012
- Decision due21 October 2012
- Decision issued9 October 2012
- Grant issued20 November 2012
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