Blackchurch Cottage, Steelstown, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
An extension and garage conversion to form an independent living unit is proposed at Blackchurch Cottage.
SD25B/0156W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 March 2025
- Reference
- SD25B/0156W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a side extension to the existing dwelling and incorporating the existing garage to form an independent living unit. A new replacement garage and associated site works are also proposed.
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
Extension to side of existing dwelling and incorporating existing garage in to proposed extension to form independent living unit. Construct new garage and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steelstown, Rathcoole, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €720,000 | 214 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 received24 March 2025
- Decision due18 November 2025
- Decision issued18 November 2025
- Permission expiry5 January 2031
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Refused80 m away
Revision to roof design on granted planning permission, Ref. S00A/0449
Newtown Lower, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
S01B/0108South DublinLodged 28 Feb 2001Alterations
- Granted80 m away
Dormer bungalow, bio cycle effluent treatment unit and stables
Newtown Lower, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
S00A/0449South DublinLodged 25 Sept 2000New dwelling
- Granted190 m away
Two storey extention to rear of existing house incorporating velux windows to rear and alterations to front…
St. Roch, Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
SD06B/0449South DublinLodged 9 Oct 2006Extension
- Granted260 m away
Bungalow and sewage treatment plant
Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
S01A/0319South DublinLodged 2 Nov 2001New dwelling
- Refused260 m away
Bungalow and sewage treatment plant
Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
S00A/0918South DublinLodged 13 Mar 2001New dwelling
- Refused330 m away
(a) Change of use of existing unused horse stables (151.34sqm.) to a two bedroom, single storey, detached…
'Mattie', Windmillhill, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24T267
SD22A/0027South DublinLodged 1 Feb 2022Change of use
- Refused340 m away
Dormer bungalow, entrance and puraflo treatment unit at side
Windmill Hill, Rathcoole, Co Dublin
SD07A/0424South DublinLodged 6 Jun 2007New dwelling
- Refused480 m away
Construction of a detached, single storey split-level bungalow; single storey domestic garage; upgrade of…
Carrigeen, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
SD21A/0059South DublinLodged 12 Mar 2021New dwelling
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