South Dublin County Council · SD26B/0265W
5 Newbrook Estate, Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16E5C0
Approved in Aug 2026. No sign of building yet.
- 2 Jun 2026Received
- 9 Jul 2026Approved
- 20 Aug 2026Final approval
- 19 Aug 2031Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Approved · 9 Jul 2026
- Council
- South Dublin County Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 358 m²
What’s proposed
In plain English
Garage conversion and front porch construction at 5 Newbrook Estate
The applicant wants to convert the side garage into living space and build a front porch. They also plan to widen the existing vehicle entrance.
- Replaces the existing garage roof with a pitched roof
- Includes minor changes to the ground floor layout
- Adds 21.2 square metres of floor area
Written by AI from the council’s description
An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.
The council’s description
Conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement of the existing roof with a pitched roof, together with the construction of a front porch and minor alterations to the existing ground floor layout; widening of the existing vehicular entrance
Planning details
- Reference
- SD26B/0265W
- Local authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Status
- Granted · register status “Final Grant”
- Received
- 2 Jun 2026
- Observations close
- 7 Jul 2026 (closed 102 days ago)
- Decision due
- 27 Jul 2026 · decided 9 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 9 Jul 2026
- Site area
- 358 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 84 · 500 m · 5 years
- Open175, Whitecliff, Whitechurch Road, Dublin 16, D16 F893
- Open165, Whitecliff, Whitechurch Road, Dublin 16, D16 T8K0
- OpenWhitechurch Boxing Club and Wanderers GAA Ballyboden, Grounds connected with the school Scoil Mhuire, Glenmore Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Awaiting decisionSite at Edmondstown Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 P685
- Granted159 Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 H663
- Granted23, Beech Walk, Newtown, Dublin 16, D16 Y0E3
- Withdrawn23, Beech Walk, Newtown, Dublin 16, D16Y0E3
- Withdrawn5 Newbrook Estate, Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 E5CO
Show all 84
- GrantedVital Fabrication, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 F8F7
- GrantedMountain View, Tayors Lane, Ballyboden
- Granted16, Glendoher Road, Rathfarnham, D16E2C8
- Commenced18 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16H6K1
- Granted68, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 Y9Y1
- Withdrawn18 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16H6K1
- Appeal decided1, Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16T0V6
- Commenced209, Ballyboden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- GrantedChurch of Our Lady of Good Counsel, Whitechurch Green, Dublin 16, D16W263
- Commenced42, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Appeal decided1 & 2, Saint Roch, Taylor’s Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 D16 T2V8, D16R2N3
- Refused94A, Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 ET22
- WithdrawnVital Fabrication, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 F8F7
- Granted6, Moyville Lawns, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 AW20
- Granted97, Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D16 R6F4
- WithdrawnVital Fabrication, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 F8F7
- Appealed25 - 34, The open space/ green space/ neighbourhood park opposite houses, Pearse Brothers Park, Pearse Brothers Park Estate, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- CommencedSite to the rear of, 6 Boden Villas, Taylors Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 K7X2.
- WithdrawnVital Fabrication, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 F8F7
- Commenced66 The Rise, Boden Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 W3C9
- Refused42, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced68, Hillside Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Appeal decidedThe open space/greenspace/neighbourhood Park opposite houses 25-34 Pearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Withdrawn61, Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Appeal decidedPearse Brothers Park, Park Estate, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Granted62, The Rise, Boden Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 X3K4.
- Appeal decidedPearse Brothers Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Commenced11, The Glen, Boden Park, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 V0H7.
- Granted40, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 XY90
- Granted40, Pearse Brothers Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 VW28
- Granted31, Glendoher Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D16
- Commenced5, Larch Drive, Brookwood, Dublin 16, D16C5VO
- Awaiting decisionKnocklyon to Ballyboden Active and Sustainable Travel Scheme
- GrantedBallyroan Lodge, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
- Commenced26 Whitechurch Avenue, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16V020
- CommencedNo. 27, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin, D16 E5A0
- CommencedSunbrae, Taylors Lane, Rathfarnham, D16 K2T6
- Commenced10, Moyville Lawns, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 RH24
- Granted42, Glendoher Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 A5X5
- Commenced42, Whitechurch Avenue, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Commenced144, Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 A9W6
- CommencedMountain View, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- WithdrawnMountain View, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced30, Glendoher Close, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced55, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 PH61
- Withdrawn11, Bolton View, Ballyboden, Dublin 16, D16 CF43
- Granted40, Palmer Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16T188.
- Commenced39, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Refused55, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 PH61
- Granted46, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted9, Newbrook Estate, Taylors Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin16, D16N6W9
- Refused39, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced207, Ballyboden Road, Dublin 16
- Withdrawn1, Boden Villas, Taylor's Lane, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced29, Glendoher Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted12, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Appeal decidedSite at Taylors Land & Edmondstown Road, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Granted35, The Drive, Boden Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin, 16
- Commenced46, Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted9, Glenmore Court, Dublin 16
- Granted2, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted29, The Rise, Boden Park, Dublin 16
- Granted41, The Drive, Boden Park, Dublin 16
- Withdrawn29, The Rise, Boden Park, Dublin 16
- Refused2, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- RefusedWhitechurch Shopping Centre, Whitechurch Green, Edmondstown, Dublin 16
- Granted9, Glenmore Court, Dublin 16
- GrantedBallyroan Boys National School, Ballyroan Road, Ballyroan, Dublin 16
- GrantedRear garden of, 19, Ballyboden Crescent, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Granted12, Ballyboden Crescent, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Granted6, Boden Villas, Taylors Lane, Ballyboden, Dublin 16
- Granted13, Ballyboden Crescent, Dublin 16
- Commenced22, Glendoher Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- Commenced100, Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
- WithdrawnBallyroan Boys National School, Ballyroan Road, Dublin 16
- Granted55, Palmer Park, Dublin 16
Homes nearby
- For sale11 Kingston Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 YP97
- For sale19 Palmer Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 TK61
- For sale41 Glendoher Drive, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 H3N3
- For sale39 Palmer Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 AE29
- For sale35 Whitecliff, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, D16 TK30
- For sale11 Moyville, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, D16 Y282
Development land nearby
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- Permission running out · 131 homes granted 16 Feb 2022, expires 16 Feb 2027 — Stocking Lane Development (0.7 km)
- Permitted, not started · 402 homes granted 22 Sep 2025, expires 22 Sep 2030 — Taylor's Lane and Edmondstown Road (0.2 km)
- Permitted, not started · 11 homes granted 24 Oct 2023, expires 24 Oct 2028 — Rookwood (0.6 km)
- Residential land off Boden Heath, Boden Park (0.2 km)
- Residential land off Green Route, Dublin 16 (0.2 km)
Zoning
G1 — Open space with recreation
Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.
R2 — Existing residential
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- NIAH-recorded building · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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Summary
SD26B/0265W is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for conversion of the existing side garage into habitable space, including the replacement, received on 2 Jun 2026; permission was granted on 9 Jul 2026.