GrantedChange of useDecided 31 January 2020

Rathmines House, 143-149, Rathmines Road Lower, Rathmines, Dublin 6

Conversion of an office building into a 7-storey co-living development with 110 units and a coffee kiosk.

4568/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 November 2019

Reference: 4568/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 28 November 2019
Floor area: 110 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought to change the use of Rathmines House from offices to co-living shared accommodation. The project includes constructing three additional setback floors to create a 7-storey building, providing 110 individual units with communal facilities, a gym, bicycle parking, and a ground-floor coffee kiosk.

Change of useco livingchange of useextensionbicycle parking

Residential units: 110
Storeys: 7

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Official record

Development description

Planning permission is sought to carry out a development at "rathmines house", 143-149 rathmines road lower, rathmines, dublin 6 to involve a change of use from office use to co-living shared accommodation use and to construct an additional 3 setback floors to be part of the overall shared accommodation development so as to create a 7 storey building with roof top plant. The existing floor area is 2,640 sq. M and this will be increased by 1,908 sq. M to provide a total development of 4,548 sq. M. There will be 110 individual units varying in size with shared kitchen, dining and living communal facilities on each floor level. In addition on the ground floor there will be reception, gymnasium, residents lounge, laundrette and accessible wc. The rear yard presently used for car parking will contain parking for 160 bicycles, bin storage and will provide continued access to the existing esb substation. There will be a coffee serving kiosk facing onto the adjoining footpath for coffee consumption off the premises.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban VillagesDC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 13 July 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 24 November 2023.

Notified floor area: 4,521 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
73 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€378,000	61 m
163 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines Rd Lower, Rathmines Dublin 6	May 2025	€420,000	88 m
Apt 162, Block 3 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines	Sept 2025	€545,000	88 m
8 Ardee Court, Ardee Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€517,000	89 m
12 Ardee Court, Ardee Road, Rathmines	Aug 2025	€505,000	93 m
47 Rathmines Town Centre, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€380,000	93 m
13 Town Centre, Lower Rathmines Rd, Dublin	Jun 2026	€350,000	93 m
6 Observatory Lane, Rathmines, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€940,000	104 m

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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 November 2019
Decision due31 January 2020
Decision issued31 January 2020
Grant issued26 August 2020
Appeal submitted27 February 2020
Appeal decided26 August 2020

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