288 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant.
3821/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 August 2019
- Reference
- 3821/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the change of use of the existing premises at 288 Rathmines Road Lower. The property will change from retail shop use to restaurant use.
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 is sought for the change of use from a shop to restaurant.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 31 m |
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 31 m |
| The Mews, 9 Castlewood Place, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 51 m |
| 3 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €537,000 | 65 m |
| 22 Church Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €650,000 | 70 m |
| 28 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 82 m |
| 29 Castlewood Close, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 82 m |
| 6 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6not full market price | Apr 2026 | €390,000 | 88 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 received20 August 2019
- Further information requested29 May 2020
- Further information received3 June 2020
- Decision due14 October 2019
- Decision issued20 July 2020
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2949/21Dublin CityLodged 11 Jun 2021Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
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2852/21Dublin CityLodged 31 May 2021Alterations
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3987/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Sept 2019Apartments
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4518/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Jul 2022Commercial
- Granted30 m away
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4577/22Dublin CityLodged 28 Jul 2022Commercial
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WEB1394/19Dublin CityLodged 9 Jul 2019Infrastructure
- Part granted, part refused50 m away
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