13, Main Street, Raheny, Dublin 5.
Change of use of a single-storey building from a gym to a café and two retail units.
3630/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 October 2021
- Reference
- 3630/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 October 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use for an existing single-storey building from a gym to retail and café uses. The building will be subdivided into three units: two retail units and one café, with new shopfronts, windows, doors, and signage.
- Floor area
- 430 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for change of use of existing single storey building from gym to retail and café, sub-division into 3 units: retail unit no. 1-253sqm, café unit no. 2-45sqm and retail unit no. 3-132sqm, amendments to existing elevations, new shopfront windows and doors at front and side elevations, new steel platform for new fire escape door at side, new signage and ancillary works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 11 April 2022.
Notified floor area: 420 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Watermill Rd, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Nov 2025 | €480,000 | 102 m |
| 554 Howth Rd, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Sept 2025 | €635,000 | 130 m |
| 35 Avondale Park, Raheny, Dublin 5not full market price | Nov 2025 | €337,500 | 133 m |
| 26 Station Rd, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Jun 2026 | €565,000 | 168 m |
| 13 Watermill Rd, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Jun 2025 | €580,000 | 170 m |
| 54 Avondale Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Jul 2025 | €603,000 | 171 m |
| 11 Rathmore Park, Raheny, Dublin 5 | Sept 2025 | €590,000 | 173 m |
| 9 Rathmore Park, Raheny, Dublin 5not full market price | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 177 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 received5 October 2021
- Further information requested29 November 2021
- Further information received13 December 2021
- Decision due18 January 2022
- Decision issued18 January 2022
- Grant issued2 March 2022
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