Unit 3, Block K, The River Centre, Rathborne Place, Dublin 15
Change of use from retail to a coffee shop and two duplex apartments in Dublin 15.
3913/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 December 2020
- Reference
- 3913/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 December 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a retail unit to a ground-floor coffee shop and residential use on the upper floors, creating two 2-bedroom duplex apartments.
- Residential units
- 2
- 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 the change of use from retail use of all floors, to coffee shop use at ground floor level and residential use at first and second floor level with 2 no. 2 bed duplex apartments across first and second floor, all with associated bin store and bike store at ground floor level, and associated site works and signage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2d Rathborne Dr, Rathborne, Dublin 15 | Nov 2025 | €387,000 | 35 m |
| 2d Rathborne Dr, Rathborne, Dublin 15 | Oct 2025 | €387,000 | 35 m |
| 36 Rathborne Place, Earlswood, Ashtown Dublin 15 | Feb 2025 | €390,000 | 38 m |
| 80 Park View, Rathborne, Dublin 15 | Nov 2025 | €375,000 | 50 m |
| 79 Park View, Rathborne, Ashtown Dublin 15 | Jun 2025 | €398,000 | 50 m |
| 81 Park View, Rathborne, Ashtown Dublin 15 | Nov 2025 | €482,000 | 50 m |
| 29 Park View, Rathborne, Ashtown Dublin 15 | Apr 2025 | €450,000 | 50 m |
| 67 Parkview, Rathborne, Ashtown Dublin 15 | Aug 2025 | €436,000 | 50 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 received11 December 2020
- Further information requested8 July 2021
- Further information received27 July 2021
- Decision due23 August 2021
- Decision issued23 August 2021
- Grant issued31 January 2023
- Appeal submitted20 September 2021
- Appeal decided31 January 2023
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