The Swan Shopping Centre, Rathmines Road Lower/Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6, extending to Castlewood Terrace, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Amendments to a permitted scheme at The Swan Shopping Centre, including re-cladding the front facade in red brick and adding bike storage.
3380/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 June 2019
- Reference
- 3380/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend a previously permitted scheme at The Swan Shopping Centre in Rathmines. The alterations include re-cladding the front facade on Rathmines Road Lower in red brick above ground level to create a three-storey scale, and providing additional cycle storage on Castlewood Avenue and Castlewood Terrace.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 14,582 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
- Permission for development to amend permitted scheme (reg. Ref. 4106/18) relating to the swan centre, rathmines road lower/ castlewood avenue, rathmines, dublin 6, extending to castlewood terrace, rathmines, dublin
- Alterations to previously granted permission will consist of: - the front facade of the existing buildings on to rathmines road lower will be re-clad in red brick above ground floor level to create a new three storey scale to the street. - additional cycle storage will be provided on castlewood avenue and castlewood terrace. The total site area is 14582sq. M and is bounded by rathmines road lower, castlewood lane and castlewood avenue
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Newington Apts, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €440,000 | 41 m |
| 10 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines | Jul 2025 | €546,000 | 83 m |
| 29 Castlewood Close, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 88 m |
| 28 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 88 m |
| 3 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €537,000 | 104 m |
| The Mews, 9 Castlewood Place, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 112 m |
| 12 Swanville Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €595,000 | 116 m |
| 3c Greenwich Court, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €835,000 | 117 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
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of — The demolition of existing pitched glazed roof over mall
The Swan Centre, Rathmines Road Lower / Castlewood Avenue, Rathmines, Dublin 6
4106/18Dublin CityLodged 5 Oct 2018Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
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- Invalid30 m away
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