272 Lower Rathmines Road, Dublin D06 YY51 ( part of swan centre and also facing onto, Castlewood Avenue)
Retention of timber and stone shopfronts for a restaurant in Rathmines.
4625/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 December 2018
- Reference
- 4625/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 14 December 2018
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for new timber and stone shopfronts with overhead lighting. The shopfronts are on the ground floor elevations facing Lower Rathmines Road and Castlewood Avenue.
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
Permission for retention: permission for new timber and stone shopfronts with overhead lighting to the principal ground floor elevations on lr rathmines road and castlewood avenue, of their previously permitted restaurant ( reg. Ref ) 4634/17
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Newington Apts, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €440,000 | 67 m |
| 28 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €345,000 | 82 m |
| 29 Castlewood Close, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Dec 2025 | €380,000 | 82 m |
| The Mews, 9 Castlewood Place, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €470,000 | 82 m |
| 3 Castlewood Close, Castlewood Ave, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2026 | €537,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 84 m |
| Apt 1, 7a Upper Mount Pleasant Avenue, Rathmines | Jun 2025 | €21,000 | 84 m |
| 12 Swanville Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €595,000 | 84 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 received14 December 2018
- Decision due15 February 2019
- Decision issued15 February 2019
- Grant issued25 March 2019
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