157 Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6 (a Protected Structure) and corner of Maxwell Lane.
Conversion of three apartments into a single four-bedroom house, including a new two-storey rear extension.
3072/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 July 2020
- Reference
- 3072/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application at a protected structure proposes converting two 2-bedroom apartments and one studio apartment into a single family home. Works include demolishing a rear extension and building a new two-storey flat-roofed rear extension with a first-floor terrace.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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: the development will consist of the following: a) demolition of existing rear (west) single storey extension and north facing stone boundary wall to maxwell lane; b) internal demolitions and alterations to existing 2-storey portion of property; c) installation of 1st floor bathroom window in existing side (north) elevations; d) construction of 2-storey, flat roofed extension to rear (west) bounding onto maxwell lane with rear first floor balcony/terrace and rear yard with side (north) entrance door from lane; e) associated site works; f) change of use of existing 2no. 2-bedroom apartments and 1no. Studio apartment to a single, 2-storey, 4-bedroom, pitched roofed and flat roofed, end-of-terrace dwelling house as a result of development referred above.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood 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 20 September 2021.
Notified floor area: 135 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 176 Rathmines Road Upper, Rathmines, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €293,750 | 39 m |
| 173 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dartry, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €1,230,000 | 59 m |
| 46 Frankfort Ave, Rathgar, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,335,000 | 66 m |
| 4 Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €1,608,050 | 93 m |
| 10 Cowper Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,750,000 | 118 m |
| 188 Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €1,415,000 | 134 m |
| 197 Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Apr 2026 | €1,560,000 | 139 m |
| 314 Cowper Downs, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €321,000 | 141 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 received22 July 2020
- Decision due15 September 2020
- Decision issued11 September 2020
- Grant issued28 October 2020
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