137, Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6
Retention of a change of use from retail to restaurant and associated rear ventilation ducts.
4207/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 December 2021
- Reference
- 4207/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 21 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a material change of use from retail to restaurant at the ground floor level of a two-storey mixed-use building. The application also covers external mechanical extract and ventilation ducts at the rear.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 201 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention: the development will consist of: retention for a material change of use from retail to restaurant use at ground floor level to a terraced 2 storey mixed use development. Retention permission is also sought for external mechanical extract and ventilation ducts to rear of property serving the restaurant use. The subject area for retention measures 200.8m2 gross internal area which includes rear escape stair core at ground floor level to rear of property.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €378,000 | 59 m |
| 8 Ardee Court, Ardee Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €517,000 | 71 m |
| 12 Ardee Court, Ardee Road, Rathmines | Aug 2025 | €505,000 | 74 m |
| 6 Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €940,000 | 91 m |
| 47 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €380,000 | 94 m |
| 13 Town Centre, Lower Rathmines Rd, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €350,000 | 94 m |
| Apt 162, Block 3 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines | Sept 2025 | €545,000 | 97 m |
| 163 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines Rd Lower, Rathmines Dublin 6 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 97 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 received21 December 2021
- Further information requested23 February 2022
- Further information received21 July 2022
- Decision due17 August 2022
- Decision issued17 August 2022
- Grant issued29 September 2022
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