Part granted, part refusedExtensionDecided 10 February 2025

161, Fortfield Road, Terenure, Dublin, D6WRC62

Garage conversion, first-floor extension, ground-floor rear extension, and retention of widened driveway and pedestrian gate.

SD24B/0555W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 9 December 2024

Reference: SD24B/0555W
Authority: South Dublin County Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 9 December 2024

Summary

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The application seeks permission to convert an existing garage and build a first-floor extension over it, alongside a new ground-floor rear extension. It also seeks retention permission for a widened front driveway access and a pedestrian access gate with an increased boundary wall height.

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Official record

Development description

1)conversion of existing garage and extension at first floor over garage to front and side including new roofs and front bay windows. 2)new ground floor extension to rear. 3)retention of widened front driveway access to fortfield road. 4)retention of pedestrian access gate to fortfield park and increase in height of existing boundary wall.

Land-use zoning

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RESRS

“To protect and/or improve residential amenity”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
137 Fortfield Road, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Nov 2025	€1,500,000	142 m
8 Fortfield Square, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Sept 2025	€1,070,000	191 m
22 Fortfield Park, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Jan 2025	€1,750,000	201 m
17 Fortfield Sq, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Jan 2025	€1,000,000	231 m
29 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Dublin 6w	Mar 2025	€450,000	232 m
49 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Terenure	Sept 2025	€405,000	232 m
25 The Crescent, Fortfield Sq, Terenure Dublin 6w	Apr 2026	€602,000	232 m
10 Fortfield Ave, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Apr 2025	€1,055,000	247 m

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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 received9 December 2024
Decision due12 February 2025
Decision issued10 February 2025
Permission expiry25 March 2030

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