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
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
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
- Agent
- David Armstrong
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
- Application received
- Decision to grant
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- 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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