15-16, Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Amalgamation of two protected houses into one single dwelling in Rathmines.
4350/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 October 2024
- Reference
- 4350/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves merging two protected structures, No. 15 and No. 16 Palmerston Park, into a single interconnected dwelling house. This includes a change of use of ground floor offices back to residential use, internal alterations, and connecting the buildings.
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
- Protected structure: planning permission for the amalgamation of dwelling house no. 15 & building no. 16, which is subdivided into 2 no. Units comprising a separate garden level apartment, with in part an established commercial use, and independent main house above garden level, which will include a change of use at ground floor level, to return 2 no. Offices (33.2 sq. M) to residential use. All to form one interconnected dwelling house. House number 15 will remain unaltered except for the installation of a door to connect both buildings at ground floor. House number 16 will go through internal alterations on the ground, first and second floors, which will include limited removal of walls to accommodate the merging of the lower and upper dwellings. Additionally, alterations to existing windows, decorative features, and service works within the premises will be necessary to integrate the two houses. The development also includes a single link gate (1000mm wide) in the rear garden boundary wall with landscaping to the rear garden of no. 16 along with any ancillary site works all at 15-16 palmerston park, rathmines, dublin
- These houses are protected structures (rps ref. No. 6157 & 6158)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €3,650,000 | 95 m |
| 20 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €5,000,000 | 134 m |
| 4a Balnagowan, Palmerston Park, Rathgar Dublin 6 | May 2025 | €330,000 | 149 m |
| 33 Balnagowan, Palmerston Park, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Sept 2025 | €530,000 | 182 m |
| 22 Temple Sq, Dartry, Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €475,000 | 202 m |
| 7 Temple Square, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €875,000 | 208 m |
| 48 Cowper Rd, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €3,350,000 | 242 m |
| 11 Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | May 2026 | €3,575,000 | 249 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 received17 October 2024
- Decision due11 December 2024
- Decision issued11 December 2024
- Permission expiry16 March 2030
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
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15-16 Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
4208/24Dublin CityLodged 27 Aug 2024Alterations
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: works at ground floor level only, including demolition…
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WEB5118/25Dublin CityLodged 11 Sept 2025Extension
- Invalid40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of: works at ground floor level only, including demolition…
Flat 2, 13, Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 N578
WEB5028/25Dublin CityLodged 3 Sept 2025Alterations
- Invalid80 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE — The development will consist of the demolition of the 20th century non-original…
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WEB1323/25Dublin CityLodged 19 Feb 2025Alterations
- Granted80 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the demolition of the 20th century non-original…
20, Palmerston Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 XP92
WEB1359/25Dublin CityLodged 24 Feb 2025Extension
- Granted80 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for an extension to an existing two and three storey dwelling to…
25, Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6
4014/21Dublin CityLodged 6 Dec 2021Extension
- Invalid90 m away
Planning permission for the following: a) Demolition of existing two storey semi-detached dwelling; b)…
26, Temple Gardens, Rathmines, Dublin 6
4062/21Dublin CityLodged 10 Dec 2021New dwelling
- Refused90 m away
Construction of new three storey detached dwelling (146m2) on site to side of existing two-storey dwelling…
5A, Temple Villas (Palmerston Road), Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 RR26 (Site adjoins Palmerston Gardens to the rear)
WEB1900/22Dublin CityLodged 29 Sept 2022New dwelling
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