68, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
Creation of a new vehicular access and off-street parking at a protected property in Rathmines.
2892/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 June 2021
- Reference
- 2892/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes to keep the pedestrian gate and ironwork while removing the front railing, granite capping, and brickwork for safe storage. A new vehicular access and off-street parking area will be created at the front with matching gates.
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
Protected structure: planning permission for keeping the pedestrian gate and surrounding ironwork in place, remove the entire front railing, granite capping and brickwork and store safely under cover and form a vehicular access and off-street parking to front with gates to match existing railings.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
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.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 8b, The Park Military Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Jun 2025 | €471,000 | 108 m |
| Apt 6, Lissonfield, Rathmines | Apr 2026 | €590,000 | 117 m |
| 12 Lissenfield, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 126 m |
| 22 Lissenfield, Rathmines Rd Lower, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €375,000 | 128 m |
| 7 Bessborough Parade, Dublin 6, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €1,200,000 | 130 m |
| 5 Bessborough Parade, Rathmines, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,075,000 | 139 m |
| Flat 1, 19 Richmond Hill, Rathmines | Jun 2026 | €1,070,000 | 144 m |
| 44 Lissenfield, Rathmines Rd Lower, Dublin 6 | Apr 2026 | €452,000 | 166 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 received3 June 2021
- Decision due28 July 2021
- Decision issued27 July 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Vehicular access and off-street parking to front with gates to match existing railings
68, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
4032/20Dublin CityLodged 23 Dec 2020Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
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3026/22Dublin CityLodged 7 Jan 2022Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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WEB2242/24Dublin CityLodged 3 Oct 2024Change of use
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WEB2205/24Dublin CityLodged 26 Sept 2024Change of use
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WEB1200/20Dublin CityLodged 15 Apr 2020Extension
- Granted30 m away
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WEB1651/20Dublin CityLodged 29 Sept 2020Extension
- Granted40 m away
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WEB2679/24Dublin CityLodged 9 Dec 2024Extension
- Granted50 m away
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WEB1344/21Dublin CityLodged 1 Apr 2021Extension
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