43, Castle Lawns, Balrothery, Tallaght, Dublin 24

What’s proposed

Retention to porch and permission for canopy roof at front of house

Reference: SD03B/0231
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Status: Granted · register status “Decision”
Received: 2 May 2003
Observations close: 6 Jun 2003 (closed 8524 days ago)
Decision due: 26 Jun 2003 · decided 25 Jun 2003
Decision: Grant permission for retention on 25 Jun 2003
Proposed development: Retention to porch and permission for canopy roof at front of house
As published by the register.
Site area: 202 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Permitted, not started · 100 homes granted 10 Aug 2026, expires 09 Aug 2031 — 2 Firhouse Road and Former Morton's The Firhouse Inn (0.8 km)
Derelict site — 53 Glenview Park,, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (0.5 km)
Residential land off Balrothery Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (0.2 km)
Public land off Balrothery Estate, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (0.4 km)
Public land off Glenview Lawns, Tallaght, Dublin 24 (0.4 km)

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51

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