29A, Willowbank Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 Y9P1.
Demolition of a garage and construction of a new two-storey, two-bedroom house.
SD25A/0168 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 11 July 2025
- Reference
- SD25A/0168
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 July 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to subdivide the existing site, demolish a single-storey garage and garden wall, and erect a new two-storey, two-bedroom house to the rear and side. It also includes new boundary walls and a 3m wide vehicular entrance.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
A) the subdivision of existing site, demolition of existing site. B) demolition of existing single storey garage & garden wall to the rear / side, to enable, c) the erection of a 2 - storey 2 bed house to the rear / side of existing house, d) new c. 1.8m high gardens walls, to subdivide site and provide private open space for both houses, e) new c. 3m wide vehicular entrance to serve the proposed house, and f) all associated site works, including landscaping, suds drainage, to facilitate the development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Orchardton Old, Off Willowbank Dr, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €875,000 | 72 m |
| 206 Ballyroan Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €865,000 | 100 m |
| 5 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Sept 2025 | €910,000 | 162 m |
| 3 Pinewood Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €850,000 | 222 m |
| 16 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2026 | €770,000 | 223 m |
| 12 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €730,000 | 232 m |
| 33 Willowbank Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €890,000 | 249 m |
| 40 Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €631,000 | 256 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 received11 July 2025
- Decision due8 April 2026
- Decision issued8 April 2026
- Permission expiry18 May 2031
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
Two storey extension to side and rear and single storey extension to rear
229, Ballyroan Road, Dublin 16
SD14B/0050South DublinLodged 26 Feb 2014Extension
- Granted30 m away
Single storey extension to front/side and rear together with garage conversion
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SD14B/0080South DublinLodged 24 Mar 2014Extension
- Granted40 m away
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SD18B/0124South DublinLodged 29 Mar 2018Extension
- Granted40 m away
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SD11A/0243South DublinLodged 10 Apr 2012Housing estate
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- Granted40 m away
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SD14A/0085South DublinLodged 22 Dec 2014Housing estate
- Granted40 m away
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SD15A/0331South DublinLodged 6 Nov 2015New dwelling
- Granted40 m away
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SD04B/0288South DublinLodged 2 Jun 2004Extension
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