31, Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14, D14 PW84.
Retention of an outdoor heat pump and a timber screening fence in the front garden.
SD25B/0662W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 27 November 2025
- Reference
- SD25B/0662W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention
- Received
- 27 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the installation of an outdoor, monobloc air source heat pump in the front garden. It also includes the retention of a 1.8-metre-high timber fence along the side boundary to screen the pump.
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
Retention sought for the following development: (1) the installation of an outdoor, monobloc air source heat pump in the front garden of a house. (2) the erection of a timber fence of height 1.8 metres along part of the side boundary wall to provide screening of the heat pump in the front garden of the house.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Feb 2025 | €920,000 | 79 m |
| 127 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €865,000 | 92 m |
| 3 Charleville Sq, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €841,000 | 145 m |
| 13 Brookmount Court, Butterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 153 m |
| 8 Brookmount Court, Buterfield Avenue, Rathfarnham | Jul 2025 | €375,000 | 176 m |
| 78 Fairways, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Dec 2025 | €912,500 | 176 m |
| 11 Charleville Square, Rathfarnham, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €775,000 | 189 m |
| 93 Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €835,000 | 203 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 received27 November 2025
- Decision due30 January 2026
- Decision issued29 January 2026
- Permission expiry11 March 2031
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