Sandiacre, Castlewarden, Straffan, Co. Dublin
Demolition of a garage and extensive alterations to a house in Straffan.
SD20B/0087 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 13 March 2020
- Reference
- SD20B/0087
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 March 2020
- Floor area
- 30 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing garage and chimneys, modifying the house with new dormer windows, a ridge roof light, and a new entrance canopy. It also includes re-roofing, applying external insulation with brick cladding, and expanding the first-floor bedroom space into the attic.
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
Demolish existing garage and connecting wall to house to modify the existing house; block window and change existing windows to large sliding door opening and form new dormer windows and ridge roof light to roof on south east elevation; demolish chimneys; form new entrance canopy and decorative piers from new dormer windows and dormer roof extension and change windows and door ope to north west elevation; raise first floor gable window head heights; new door and ground floor window to north east gable and re-roof entire house with new selected roof tile as well as change all elevation finishes to brick cladding on new external insulation; carry out internal alterations including increase first floor bedroom space into existing attic.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 30 October 2020.
Notified floor area: 161 m²
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 received13 March 2020
- Decision due2 July 2020
- Decision issued29 June 2020
- Grant issued6 August 2020
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