InvalidChange of useDecided 10 May 2021

171 Kimmage Road Lower, Dublin 6W.

Change of use from retail to restaurant on the ground floor, and office to residential on the upper floors.

2718/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 May 2021

Reference: 2718/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 4 May 2021

Summary

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This application proposes changing the ground floor from retail to a hot and cold food restaurant. It also includes changing the first floor from office to residential use, converting the attic with a rear extension, and building a two-storey rear storage extension.

Change of userestaurantapartmentsextensionconversion

Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission for the following works, change of use on the ground floor from retail to restaurant for hot and cold food for sale on and off the premises, the change of use of the first floor from office to residential and the construction of a dormer conversion to the second floor with a rear extension and front velux windows, a two storey rear extension for storage with access from the rear lane.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“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.

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Built & 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 26 January 2022.

Notified floor area: 224.3 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 6 Larissa Court, Lower Kimmage Rd, Dublin 6w	Oct 2025	€92,500	80 m
172 Kimmage Road Lower, Dublin 6w, Dublin	Jan 2026	€450,000	80 m
4 Larkfield Ave, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Oct 2025	€890,000	97 m
168 Lower Kimmage Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	May 2025	€486,000	100 m
198 Lower Kimmage Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Aug 2025	€725,000	102 m
28 Sundrive Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12	Jun 2025	€635,000	121 m
6 Larkfield Gardens, Terenure, Dublin 6w	Jun 2025	€455,000	127 m
2 Mount Argus Sq, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w	Jun 2026	€320,000	134 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 received4 May 2021
Decision due28 June 2021
Decision issued10 May 2021

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