GrantedApartmentsDecided 1 November 2018

189 & 190, Rathgar Road, Dublin 6

Demolition of two buildings in Rathgar to construct a four-storey apartment block with 19 units over a basement.

3207/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 June 2018

Reference: 3207/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 8 June 2018

Summary

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The development involves the demolition of a semi-detached house and a building containing five flats. In their place, a four-storey over basement apartment building containing 19 apartments will be constructed, complete with basement parking, storage, and a management suite.

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Residential units: 19
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development consists of demolition of the existing buildings, 190 being a 2 storey semi-detached house & 189 a 2 storey semi-detached building divided into 5 flats, and construction of a 4 storey over basement apartment building with 19 apartments, comprising 1 x 3 bed, 11 x 2 bed, 4 x 1 bed, and 3 x studio units each with balconies or roof terraces; and a 41m2 management suite; and alterations to the front boundary treatment including widening of existing vehicular entrance to 189, adjustment to the existing boundary line & construction of a new wall at the southern boundary, 12 basement car parking spaces, 2 ground level parking spaces, 19 basement storage rooms, bin storage, cycle parking, service connections, landscaping and all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
2 Grosvenor Rd, Dublin 6, Dublin	May 2026	€2,250,000	77 m
5 Rathgar Court, Rathgar Rd, Dublin	Jun 2026	€461,000	86 m
5 Rathmines Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Mar 2026	€990,000	88 m
Apartment 1, 10 Upper Rathmines Road, Dublin	May 2025	€725,000	132 m
Apartment 1, 51 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€501,000	141 m
37 Wynnefield Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6not full market price	Nov 2025	€347,000	144 m
16 Rathmines Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€1,200,000	146 m
32 Wynnefield Park, Wynnefield Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€350,000	161 m

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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 June 2018
Further information requested2 August 2018
Further information received5 October 2018
Decision due1 November 2018
Decision issued1 November 2018
Grant issued25 March 2019
Appeal submitted15 November 2018
Appeal decided25 March 2019

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