RefusedApartmentsDecided 21 July 2025

84, Highfield Road, Dublin 6, D06 RF97

Construction of a new two-bedroom apartment above an existing ground-floor hair salon.

WEB2168/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 May 2025

Reference: WEB2168/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Appealed
Type: Permission
Received: 27 May 2025

Summary

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The project proposes a new self-contained two-bedroom apartment at first-floor level above an existing single-storey hair salon. It also includes a new external brick finish to the ground floor and a redesign of the salon's front elevation.

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Residential unit: 1
Storeys: 2

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

The development will consist of the construction of a 2 bed 3 person self-contained apartment with own hall door access at first floor level above existing single storey hair salon with pedestrian and cycle access from the public footpath at 84 highfield road. This proposal also includes for new external brick finish to the existing four plastered ground floor elevations and redesign of salon front elevation (door and window surrounds), all at 84 highfield road, dublin 6, d06 rf97.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z1: Sustainable Residential NeighbourhoodsRS

“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”

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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
10 Woodleigh Ash, Highfield Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Mar 2025	€340,000	15 m
18 Woodleigh Oak, Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6	Jun 2026	€430,000	36 m
2 Highfield Mews, Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines Dublin 6	Apr 2025	€710,000	54 m
Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€1,650,000	60 m
Flat 1, 229 Upper Rathmines Rd, Dublin 6	May 2026	€1,900,000	60 m
16 Hillcourt Highfield Rd, Rathgar Dublin 6, Dublin	Feb 2025	€460,000	62 m
Flat 1, 227 Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€1,550,000	65 m
Flat 1, 223 Upper Rathmines Rd, Rathmines	Sept 2025	€1,350,000	77 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 received27 May 2025
Decision due21 July 2025
Decision issued21 July 2025
Appeal submitted15 August 2025
Appeal decided10 December 2025

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