18, Rathgar Road, Rathmines, Dublin 6, D06 K7P9
Conversion of former Salvation Army offices in Rathmines into an estate agency and a two-bedroom apartment.
WEB1242/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 February 2025
- Reference
- WEB1242/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use for the existing offices. Part of the ground floor will become an estate agents premises, while the remaining ground floor and upper floors will be converted into a two-bedroom residential apartment, alongside minor internal alterations.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of the existing salvation army offices, to an estate agents premises, to part of the ground floor, and provision a two bedroom residential apartment to the part of the ground floor and to the upper floors. Revised, minor internal alterations to all levels of the part 2 1/2 -storey building and revised signage to the existing ground floor fascias for the estate agent use.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Grosvenor Rd, Dublin 6, Dublin | May 2026 | €2,250,000 | 56 m |
| 37 Wynnefield Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6not full market price | Nov 2025 | €347,000 | 66 m |
| 32 Wynnefield Park, Wynnefield Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Mar 2025 | €350,000 | 83 m |
| 14 Wynnefield Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Jun 2026 | €385,000 | 92 m |
| 53 Wynnfield Park Apts, Dublin 6, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €408,000 | 108 m |
| 50 Wynnefield Park, Charleville Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6 | Aug 2025 | €416,000 | 108 m |
| 5 Rathgar Court, Rathgar Rd, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €461,000 | 129 m |
| 9 Swanville Place, Rathmines, Dublin 6 | Nov 2025 | €760,000 | 137 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 received11 February 2025
- Decision due7 April 2025
- Decision issued3 April 2025
- Permission expiry22 June 2030
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