79, Fforster Park, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 P025.
Attic conversion with a raised gable wall and a new rear dormer window.
SD24B/0426W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 September 2024
- Reference
- SD24B/0426W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting the existing attic space into usable room. This will include modifying the roof structure, raising the gable wall to install a new window, adding a new access staircase, and constructing a flat-roof dormer 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 existing attic space comprising of modification of existing roof structure, raising of existing gable c/w window, new access stairs and flat roof dormer to the rear.
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 25 April 2025.
Notified floor area: 142.29 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59 Fforster Park, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 48 m |
| 23 Fforster Dr, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Dec 2025 | €476,000 | 67 m |
| 27 Fforster Court, Lucan, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €507,000 | 71 m |
| 4 Fforster Way, Lucan, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €420,000 | 85 m |
| 15 Fforster Dr, Lucan, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €486,000 | 88 m |
| 31 Fforster Park, Lucan, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 89 m |
| 31 Forster Park, Lucan, County Dublin | May 2026 | €380,000 | 89 m |
| 11 Fforster Drive, Ballydowd Manor, Lucan | Jul 2025 | €355,000 | 97 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 received25 September 2024
- Decision due19 November 2024
- Decision issued14 November 2024
- Permission expiry1 January 2030
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