169, Kimmage Road Lower, Dublin 6w D6W NN53
Change of use of ground floor retail units to a cafe and restaurant, combining units, and shopfront alterations.
WEB1120/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 10 February 2022
- Reference
- WEB1120/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 February 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the ground floor use of retail units to a cafe and a restaurant. It includes combining two retail units, internal alterations, a new entrance door for the first-floor residential unit, new shopfronts, canopies, signage, and a new parapet wall.
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
Change of use on the ground floor from retail to cafe for hot and cold food for sale on and off the premises and internal alteration to combine two retail units at 169a , kimmage road lower, dublin, d6wnn53 and 169b kimmage road lower, dublin d6ww728, internal alterations and a new entrance door to the existing first floor residential unit and shop front at 169b kimmage road lower, dublin d6ww728, a canopy and sign at 169a , kimmage road lower, dublin, d6wnn53 and 169b kimmage road lower, dublin d6ww728 & change of use from retail to restaurant for hot and cold food for sale on and off the premises at 2 sundrive road, dublin d12ye68 and the construction of a new parapet wall to 169c kimmage road lower, dublin, d6w cy27 and alteration to existing shopfronts, a canopy and signage to 2, sundrive road, dublin d12ye68, 4 sundrive road, dublin d12y625, & 6 sundrive road, dublin d12vn26
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 172 Kimmage Road Lower, Dublin 6w, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €450,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 6 Larissa Court, Lower Kimmage Rd, Dublin 6w | Oct 2025 | €92,500 | 86 m |
| 4 Larkfield Ave, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Oct 2025 | €890,000 | 97 m |
| 168 Lower Kimmage Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | May 2025 | €486,000 | 98 m |
| 198 Lower Kimmage Rd, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Aug 2025 | €725,000 | 109 m |
| 28 Sundrive Rd, Crumlin, Dublin 12 | Jun 2025 | €635,000 | 119 m |
| 2 Mount Argus Sq, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Jun 2026 | €320,000 | 127 m |
| 6 Larkfield Gardens, Terenure, Dublin 6w | Jun 2025 | €455,000 | 130 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 received10 February 2022
- Further information requested6 April 2022
- Further information received19 April 2022
- Decision due16 May 2022
- Decision issued16 May 2022
- Grant issued29 June 2022
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