636, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Demolition of a rear extension to build a new part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension and widen the front driveway.
SD22B/0357 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 8 December 2022
- Reference
- SD22B/0357
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 December 2022
- Floor area
- 137 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing an existing flat roof rear extension to construct a new part single-storey, part two-storey rear extension with rooflights. It also includes replacing front windows with timber frames, widening the vehicular entrance, and building a new front stone boundary wall in an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of existing flat roof extension to the rear; construction of a part single-storey flat roof, part two storey pitched roof extension, which is partially sunken to the rear, with two associated rooflights; replacement of the front existing pvc windows with timber frame windows; widen existing vehicular entrance, creation of a new parking area to the front of the property and new front stone boundary wall, together with all associated site, landscaping and ancillary works to the site location in an aca.
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 15 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 204 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Glenmore Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16 | Apr 2026 | €450,000 | 122 m |
| 24 Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Feb 2025 | €470,000 | 153 m |
| 1 Grangebrook Vale, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €725,000 | 194 m |
| 10 Grangebrook Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 195 m |
| 5 Grangebrook Ave, Whitechurch Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €705,000 | 199 m |
| 20 Grangebrook Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €620,000 | 227 m |
| 9 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 253 m |
| 3 Clonmullan Hall, Block J, Edenderry | Feb 2026 | €150,000 | 259 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 received8 December 2022
- Further information requested3 October 2022
- Further information received8 December 2022
- Decision due13 January 2023
- Decision issued13 January 2023
- Grant issued20 February 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Construct dormer style, private dwelling with Velux roof windows, in rear garden of 636 Whitechurch Cottages,…
636, Whitechurch Cottages, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD12A/0183South DublinLodged 6 Sept 2012New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
The subdivision of site — The provision of a two storey infill dwelling to the rear of no. 636 Whitechurch…
636, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD23A/0225South DublinLodged 22 Feb 2024New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Detached 4 bed dormer bungalow on lands to the front of existing detached bungalow, with shared vehicular…
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SD08A/0158South DublinLodged 12 Jun 2008New dwelling
- Granted30 m away
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SD17B/0383South DublinLodged 22 Nov 2017Extension
- Granted30 m away
For bungalow in rear garden
rear of 236 Whitechurch Cottages, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16. Access through , existing gateway on Whitechurch road.
S00A/0699South DublinLodged 18 May 2001New dwelling
- Granted50 m away
4 no dwellings (1 no 2 storey 3 bed detached house and 3 no 3 bed dormer terraced bungalows), the closure of…
Lands to the rear of, 638, Whitechurch Road (A Protected Structure) And Bounded To The West By, Glenmore Green, Rathfamham, Dublin 14
SD05A/1061South DublinLodged 19 Apr 2006Housing estate
- Refused50 m away
Construction of 4 no. dwellings (1 no. 2 storey, 3- bed detatched house and 3 no. 3- bed dormer terraced…
Lands to the rear, 638 Whitechurch Road And Bounded To The West By Glenmore Green, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD05A/0532South DublinLodged 6 Jul 2005Housing estate
- Granted60 m away
Dormer bungalow at site to rear to be accessed from Glenore Green
639, Whitechurch Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
SD19A/0291South DublinLodged 16 Sept 2019New dwelling
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