Merlin, Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
External insulation, widening of vehicular entrance, and alterations to a house in Rathfarnham.
SD25B/0414 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 25 June 2025
- Reference
- SD25B/0414
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of applying external insulation to the front, side, and rear of the existing house. It also includes widening the vehicular entrance to 3.5 meters, altering the elevations, and removing a rear chimney.
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
The development will consist of a) external insulation to front, side & rear of the existing dwelling b) widening of existing vehicular entrance to 3.5 m c) alterations to front side and rear elevation, d) removal of existing chimney to rear and all associated site works
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 | 71 m |
| 29 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin | May 2025 | €745,000 | 134 m |
| 16 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €770,000 | 163 m |
| St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €1,350,000 | 170 m |
| St Endas, Sarah Curran Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 170 m |
| 4 St Endas Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €730,000 | 213 m |
| 49 Barton Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14not full market price | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 216 m |
| 8 The Priory, Grange Rd, Rathfarnham Dublin 16 | Mar 2025 | €1,110,000 | 241 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 June 2025
- Decision due19 August 2025
- Decision issued8 August 2025
- Permission expiry17 September 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
Attic room rooflights to front and side
'Merlin', Sarah Curran Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16.
SD12B/0280South DublinLodged 15 Nov 2012Retention
- Granted30 m away
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SD24B/0573WSouth DublinLodged 17 Dec 2024Extension
- Granted40 m away
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SD07B/0070South DublinLodged 23 Apr 2007Extension
- Refused40 m away
(i) Garage at side and (ii) single storey annexe at rear of existing house; and a new front porch; all to…
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SD06A/0578South DublinLodged 7 Jul 2006New dwelling
- Refused40 m away
Demolition of existing garage, outbuilding and single storey annexe at side and rear of existing house and…
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SD06B/0785South DublinLodged 20 Oct 2006Extension
- Invalid40 m away
(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
- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
Conversion of the garage to part of the residence and construction of a two storey extension over the garage…
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