20 Hazelwood Close, Bushfield planning approved in 2004

What’s proposed

Retention of single storey porch to front and widened driveway to existing house

Reference: SD04B/0424
Local authority: South Dublin County Council
Status: Granted · register status “Decision”
Received: 9 Aug 2004
Observations close: 13 Sept 2004 (closed 8064 days ago)
Decision due: 2 Oct 2004 · decided 30 Sept 2004
Decision: Grant permission for retention on 30 Sept 2004
Proposed development: Retention of single storey porch to front and widened driveway to existing house
As published by the register.
Site area: 187 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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National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

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Retention planning permission in Ireland — refused 27% of the time, against 7% for extensionsOne in six Dublin applications is for retention, and 27% of retention decisions in the two years to September 2026 were refusals. When you need it, the treble fee, the seven-year rule and the sale-time problem.
Porch and garage conversion planning permission — 99% of garage conversions grantedDublin councils granted 87 of 88 garage-conversion applications and 95% of porch applications in the 12 months to September 2026. The 2 m² porch limit, the parking condition, and when neither needs an application.
An Bord Pleanála appeal, now An Coimisiún Pleanála — four weeks, €220, and a 25% reversal rateThe Commission reversed the council in 25% of the 1,195 Dublin-area appeals decided in the two years to September 2026. Who can appeal, the four weeks, the €220 fee, why 240 appeals a year fail on procedure, and the odds by direction.
Certificate of compliance with planning permission in Ireland17% of GDA planning applications are retention. Who can sign a certificate of compliance with planning permission, what the RIAI / Law Society opinion covers, the gaps it leaves.