'Stoneleigh' & 'Strathmore' houses, corner of Rathmines Road Upper & Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Conversion of two houses into 8 apartments, and conversion/extension of a garage into 2 mews dwellings.
3693/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 May 2024
- Reference
- 3693/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use of two existing three-storey, five-bedroom semi-detached houses to provide 8 apartments. It also includes rear extensions and the change of use, alteration, and two-storey extension of an existing garage to provide 2 two-bedroom mews dwellings.
- Residential units
- 10
- Storeys
- 3
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 development will consist of
- Change of use of existing 3 storey 5 bedroom semi-detached dwellings to multi residential use to provide for 8 no. Apartments, (4 no studio apartments and 4 no. 1 bedroom apartments)
- Alterations & single storey extentions to rear of existing dwellings
- Change of use alterations and 2 storey extension to existing 2 storey garage structure facing palmerston villas to residential use to provide for 2 no 2-bedroom mews dwellings with existing off street parking retained
- Revised boundary subdivision of existing plots to accommodate new mews dwelling plots and single plot for communal open space for apartments to existing dwellings
- Provision of a sheltered bike parking structure to front garden of 'strathmore'
- All associated site development works and landscaping
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 27 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 473.46 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strathmore, Palmerston Park, Dublin 6 | Jun 2025 | €2,000,000 | 5 m |
| Stoneleigh, Palmerston Park, Dublin 6 | Jun 2025 | €2,100,000 | 11 m |
| 16 Hillcourt Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €460,000 | 26 m |
| 18 Woodleigh Oak, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €430,000 | 52 m |
| Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,650,000 | 54 m |
| Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €1,900,000 | 54 m |
| Flat 1, 227 Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €1,550,000 | 58 m |
| O House, 10 Palmerston Villas, Rathminesprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €2,731,278 | 65 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 received15 May 2024
- Decision due22 August 2024
- Decision issued21 August 2024
- Permission expiry15 November 2029
In the area
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