Ground Floor, 3A, Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Retention permission for the change of use of a ground floor unit from an office to a dental surgery in Rathfarnham.
SD20A/0036 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 February 2020
- Reference
- SD20A/0036
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 11 February 2020
- Floor area
- 60 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission to keep a 60 sq.m. ground floor unit in use as a dental surgery. The unit was previously used as an office and now contains two treatment rooms and associated ancillary accommodation.
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
Retention permission change of use to existing ground floor unit of 60 sq. M. From office use to dental surgery with two treatment rooms and associated ancillary accommodation with access to existing first floor toilet accommodation from common stairwell.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Local Centres”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Dodder Park Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €795,000 | 22 m |
| 10 The Falls, Dodder Park Drive, Rathfarnham | Sept 2025 | €427,000 | 50 m |
| 28 Lower Dodder Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €1,175,000 | 91 m |
| 8 Rathfarnham Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €1,340,000 | 164 m |
| The Barn - Riversdale Ave, Bushy Park Road, Rathgar | Dec 2025 | €3,600,000 | 169 m |
| 2 Bushy Park Gardens, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €1,450,000 | 221 m |
| 107 Rathfarnham Rd, Dublin 14, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,140,000 | 227 m |
| 6 Bushy Park Gardens, Terenure, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €2,250,000 | 231 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 received11 February 2020
- Decision due29 April 2020
- Decision issued9 April 2020
- Grant issued30 June 2020
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