RefusedApartmentsDecided 12 September 2019

6 Rowserstown Lane (a.k.a. High Road) Kilmainham, Dublin D08 AA45

Demolition of derelict walls to build a four-storey building with four apartments in Kilmainham.

3542/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 July 2019

Reference: 3542/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 19 July 2019

Summary

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The development involves demolishing the remaining walls of a derelict terraced house to construct a four-storey apartment building containing four one-bedroom apartments. The project includes private balconies, a roof garden, and bicycle parking.

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Residential units: 4
Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Works include the demolition of the remaining walls of a derelict, terraced house and a rear boundary wall and the construction of a dual fronted 4 storey, apartment building consisting of 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments. Apartments 1 and 2 at ground and first floor levels have own door access from the pedestrian rowserstown lane and apartments 3 and 4 at second and third floor levels have own door access each from private external stairways entered from kilmainham lane. Private open space is provided as follows: apartment 1 has a front courtyard, apts. 2,3 and 4 have south facing balconies to rowserstown lane and apt. 4 also access by private external stair to a roof garden. A green roof finish is proposed for the roof of the building. A rooflight is proposed in south west corner of the roof over apt
Bin storage for each apartment and bicycle parking is provided within the property boundary. Associated siteworks, including the construction of a retaining wall to support the land bank to the rear of the property and the upgrade works to the drainage system, are to be carried out

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
3 Camac Way, Old Camac Bridge, Kilmainham Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€455,000	25 m
Apt 1, 8 High Rd, Kilmainham Lane Dublin 8	Apr 2026	€730,000	43 m
1 High Rd, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Jan 2026	€345,000	55 m
Apt 9, The Steps, Kilmainham Lane Dublin 8	Sept 2025	€440,000	56 m
4 Shannon Terrace, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€415,000	80 m
66 Old Kilmainham, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€850,000	141 m
Apt 65, St Johns Well Way, Kilmainham Dublin 8	Dec 2025	€440,000	149 m
63 St Johs Well Way, Kilmainham, Dublin 8	May 2026	€475,000	149 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 received19 July 2019
Decision due12 September 2019
Decision issued12 September 2019

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