189 & 190, Rathgar Road, Dublin 6
Demolition of two houses and construction of a four-storey over basement building with 22 apartments.
3379/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 June 2019
- Reference
- 3379/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 June 2019
- Residential units
- 22
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a two-storey house and a two-storey building containing 5 flats. In their place, a four-storey over basement apartment building containing 22 units will be built, complete with 16 basement car parking spaces and balconies.
- Storeys
- 4
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 proposed development consists of demolition of the existing buildings, 190 being a 2 storey semi-detached house & 189 a 2storey semi-detached building divided into 5 flats, and construction of a 4 storey over basement apartment building with 22 apartments, comprising 14 x 2 bed, 3 x 1 bed, and 5 x studio units, each with balconies or roof terraces; 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, 16 basement car parking spaces, 22 basement storage rooms, bin storage, cycle parking, service connections, landscaping and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 received28 June 2019
- Decision due22 August 2019
- Decision issued22 August 2019
- Grant issued1 October 2019
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