286, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, D06 X9X5
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant with internal alterations and extraction system.
2175/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 February 2021
- Reference
- 2175/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a 165.5 square metre unit from a shop to a restaurant. Works will include internal alterations, fit-out, an extraction system with an external flue, and a refuse storage area.
- Floor area
- 166 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development will consist of change of use from a shop to a restaurant (total area of 165.5m2), internal alterations, internal fit out, extraction system, external flue, provision of external refuse storage area and associated works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 15 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 17 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 136 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 31 m |
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 31 m |
| The Mews, 9 Castlewood Place, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 51 m |
| 3 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €537,000 | 65 m |
| 22 Church Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €650,000 | 70 m |
| 28 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 82 m |
| 29 Castlewood Close, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 82 m |
| 6 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6not full market price | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 88 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received8 February 2021
- Decision due1 April 2021
- Decision issued31 March 2021
- Grant issued14 May 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission is sought for the change of use from a shop to restaurant
288 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
3821/19Dublin CityLodged 20 Aug 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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2949/21Dublin CityLodged 11 Jun 2021Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
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286, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, D06 X9X5
2852/21Dublin CityLodged 31 May 2021Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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3987/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Sept 2019Apartments
- Invalid30 m away
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4518/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Jul 2022Commercial
- Granted30 m away
The development will consist of the construction of an additional floor of office accommodation and…
Castlewood House, 39/40, Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6
4577/22Dublin CityLodged 28 Jul 2022Commercial
- Granted40 m away
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On the eastern side of the footpath at the junction of, Rathmines Road Upper and Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6 in front of, No. 302 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
WEB1394/19Dublin CityLodged 9 Jul 2019Infrastructure
- Part granted, part refused50 m away
EXPP: The proposed works consist of only modifications and upgrade works to the interior of the existing…
8, Castlewood Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6
0363/25Dublin CityLodged 14 Aug 2025Alterations
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