Infrastructure · Co. Dublin

38, Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, A96TK24 (A Protected Structure)

Decision to grant 12 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 8 Nov 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application D26A/0620/WEB at 38, Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Co. Dublin, A96TK24 (A Protected Structure): Retention of works to the protected structure.
  • The applicant is Jennifer Drummond. The agent is David Armstrong.
  • It was received by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on 20 Aug 2026.
  • Status: Decision to grant 12 Oct 2026, open to appeal until 8 Nov 2026.
  • The council decided on 12 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 8 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Source: the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council planning register, checked 21 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Retention of works to the protected structure

Retention of works to the protected structure (RPS Ref. 1273) consisting of: 1. At lower ground-floor level: (a) to the rear, the demolition of a 3.5 m² single-storey, lean-to bathroom; the removal of a 1-over-1 sash window; and the construction of a 7.6 m² single-storey rear extension, with rooflight, providing a wheelchair accessible bathroom; (b) works to the bedroom area, including the demolition of an internal cross-wall partition; installation of a new internal door in an existing ope to the stairwell; installation of breathable insulation on parts of the interior of the front and back walls; installation of a new window in the rear façade; closure of the existing narrow door ope in the front façade; removal of a 1-over-1 sash window and security bars and lowering of masonry in the front façade to create an emergency access doorway and door of an adequate standard; and, all to provide a wheelchair accessible bedroom; (c) works to the living area, including the replacement of the modern door in the front façade; removal of the 1-over-1 sash window in the rear façade and lowering of masonry to provide a new access doorway and door; widening of an internal door ope and provision of a new door; installation of breathable insulation on parts of the interior of the front and back walls; and replacement of a bathroom with a storage space in an extension to the rear; (d) the installation of a stair lift on the staircase from lower ground-floor level to upper ground-floor level; (e) the installation of a boiler and associated services in a store room and the provision of a vent underneath the entrance stairs to the front; (f) minor hard landscaping works to the rear garden to install stairs and a hand rail to create disabled access to the rear garden from the lower ground-floor level; 2. At upper ground-floor level: (a) to the front, the installation of a concealed, horizontal step lift, to the existing front entrance steps; (b) works to the rear return at upper ground-floor level to relocate a WC and upgrade it to a wheelchair accessible bathroom, including the removal of an external door ope and replacement with a window, as well as removal of windows, in the modern extension; (c) to the rear, the removal of an existing window and the lowering of masonry to provide a new access doorway and door in the side of the rear return, as well as the rearrangement of the existing steel stair down to the rear garden; and 3. At the rear, rendering of the exterior of the modern timber-framed return from upper ground-floor level to roof level.

Location
A96tk24 (a Protected Structure), Co. Dublin Map
Planning reference
D26A/0620/WEB
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
Jennifer Drummond

Numbers and dates

Floor area
11 m²
Project type
Infrastructure
Received
20 Aug 2026
Decision to grant
12 Oct 2026
Appeals until
8 Nov 2026
Protected structure
Yes, RPS 1273

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant

Outlook

What happens next

The council decided on 12 Oct 2026 to grant permission. The decision is open to appeal until 8 Nov 2026; the final grant issues after that if there is no appeal, and building work cannot start before it. No site start has been filed yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file D26A/0620/WEB on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council planning register, checked 21 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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