Mandalay, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D16T2N7
Extension and alterations to a house in Rathfarnham, including a garage conversion and garden shed home office.
SD24B/0573W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 December 2024
- Reference
- SD24B/0573W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes converting the front garage into living space with a new window, adding a 17 square metre first-floor extension above it, extending the roof, and converting a garden shed into a home office.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 17 m²
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
Alterations and extension of existing dwelling to include the conversion of the garage to the front of the property to living space including the addition of a new window to replace the existing garage door, the addition of a 17m2 first floor extension over the garage to the front of the property including the extension of the hipped roof to form the gable end of the property and the conversion of the existing garden shed to a home office
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Silveracre Ave, Rathfarnham | Dec 2025 | €1,505,000 | 87 m |
| 29 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin | May 2025 | €745,000 | 136 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 150 m |
| 49 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14not full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 187 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 197 m |
| St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €1,350,000 | 200 m |
| St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 200 m |
| 15 Barton Dr, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €1,180,000 | 229 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 received17 December 2024
- Decision due19 February 2025
- Decision issued12 February 2025
- Permission expiry25 March 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of existing garage, out-building and single storey annexe at side and rear of existing house; and…
77, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD07B/0070South DublinLodged 23 Apr 2007Extension
- RefusedAt this site
Demolition of existing garage, outbuilding and single storey annexe at side and rear of existing house and…
77, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06B/0785South DublinLodged 20 Oct 2006Extension
- RefusedAt this site
(i) Garage at side and (ii) single storey annexe at rear of existing house; and a new front porch; all to…
77, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06A/0578South DublinLodged 7 Jul 2006New dwelling
- InvalidAt this site
(i) Garage at side (ii) single storey annexe at rear of existing house; and a new front porch; all to…
77, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD06A/0456South DublinLodged 8 Jun 2006New dwelling
- GrantedAt this site
Conversion of the garage to part of the residence and construction of a two storey extension over the garage…
76, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
SD05B/0666South DublinLodged 14 Oct 2005Extension
- Granted30 m away
The Development will consist of A) External insulation to front, side & rear of the existing dwelling B)…
Merlin, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD25B/0414South DublinLodged 25 Jun 2025Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Attic room rooflights to front and side
'Merlin', Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD12B/0280South DublinLodged 15 Nov 2012Retention
- Granted60 m away
Alterations to converted garage to the side and rear of house including a new roof
72, Grange Road, Dublin 14
SD12B/0093South DublinLodged 19 Apr 2012Alterations
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