286, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
Installation of new shopfront signage, a rooflight, and a rear fire escape door.
2949/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 June 2021
- Reference
- 2949/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of erecting a new 4 square metre sign on the front elevation of the commercial unit. It also includes installing a new rooflight, a rear fire escape door, and making alterations to the shopfront glazing.
- Floor area
- 4 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 the erection of new signage (4 sqm) associated with the unit to the front elevation, a new rooflight to the existing flat roof, a proposed fire escape door to the rear adjoining service yard, alterations to the existing shopfront glazing and other minor ancillary works and alterations.
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.
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 received11 June 2021
- Decision due5 August 2021
- Decision issued5 August 2021
- Grant issued21 September 2021
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