A 0.0168 hectare site located to the immediate south of No. 71 Rathdown Road, Dublin 7
Construction of a new three-storey, four-bedroom detached house in Dublin 7.
3935/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 June 2024
- Reference
- 3935/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves removing an existing fence and boundary walls to construct a part single, part three-storey, four-bedroom detached house. The flat-roofed dwelling will feature front and rear gardens and a first-floor terrace.
- Residential unit
- 1
- 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
I) removal of existing fence on site and partial removal of existing boundary walls to rathdown road and the adjoining unnamed laneway. Ii) construction of a part single, part three-storey, four bedroom, flat roofed detached dwelling served by private amenity space, in the form of garden space to the front and rear at ground floor level and an external terrace off the south elevation at first floor level. Iii) provision of 1 no. Roof light and 2 no. New pedestrian entrances to the front and rear via rathdown road and the adjoining unnamed laneway respectively. Iii) all ancillary works, inclusive of landscaping, boundary treatments and drainage, necessary to facilitate the development.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 66 Rathdown Rd, Phibsoboro, Dublin 7 | Jun 2026 | €730,000 | 46 m |
| 65 Rathdown Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €765,599 | 52 m |
| 25c Rathdown Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €743,900 | 153 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 2), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 168 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 1), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 168 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 3), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,988 | 168 m |
| 25a Rathdown Road (apt 4), Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €226,989 | 168 m |
| 20 Orchard Terrace, Grangegorman Upper, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €540,000 | 210 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 received28 June 2024
- Decision due10 December 2024
- Decision issued6 December 2024
- Appeal submitted9 January 2025
- Appeal decided12 May 2025
- Permission expiry25 June 2030
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