Exempt — no permission neededApartmentsDecided 10 June 2025

84 Highfield Road, Rathgar, Dublin 6, D06RF97

A new two-bedroom apartment above an existing hair salon.

0211/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 May 2025

Reference: 0211/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 13 May 2025

Summary

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Application for a Social and Affordable Housing Exemption Certificate to construct a self-contained two-bedroom apartment. The unit will be located at first-floor level above an existing single-storey hair salon and will feature its own hall door access.

Apartmentsapartmentshec

Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Shec: a 2-bed/3p/ self-contained apartment with own hall door access at first floor level above existing single storey hair salon.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Woodleigh Ash, Highfield Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€340,000	20 m
18 Woodleigh Oak, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€430,000	40 m
2 Highfield Mews, Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€710,000	57 m
Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€1,650,000	64 m
Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6	May 2026	€1,900,000	64 m
16 Hillcourt Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6, Dublin	Feb 2025	€460,000	65 m
Flat 1, 227 Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€1,550,000	70 m
Flat 1, 223 Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines	Sept 2025	€1,350,000	82 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received13 May 2025
Decision due10 June 2025
Decision issued10 June 2025

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