InvalidApartmentsDecided 10 July 2025

44 Kenilworth Square South rear of nos.45-47 Kenilworth Square South, Rathgar, D06KV20 and along Garville Lane, D06XN67 Rathgar, Dublin 6 D06KV20

Demolition of a car showroom and construction of 19 residential units including houses, apartments, and duplexes.

WEB2600/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 July 2025

Reference: WEB2600/25
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 July 2025

Summary

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The project involves the demolition of an existing single-storey car showroom and a two-storey building. It will be replaced by a residential development of 19 units, comprising 7 apartments, 7 duplexes, and 5 houses across three blocks up to three storeys in height.

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Residential units: 19
Storeys: 3

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Official record

Development description

The development will consist of: the demolition of the existing single storey car showroom fronting rathgar avenue and kenilworth square south and the two storey building fronting garville lane; construction of a residential development comprising 19 no residential dwellings (7 no. 2 beds, 8 no. 3 beds and 4 no. 4 beds) in the form of houses, apartments and duplex apartments. This is made up of
Block 1 will be a 3 storey building with 14 no. Residential dwellings and will provide 7 no. 2 bed apartments and 7 no. 3 bed duplex apartments above
Block 2 will also be three storeys in height and will provide a terrace of 4 no. 4 bed houses
Block 3 will provide a single, two storey, 3 bed mews house will be provided onto garville road and incorporating the existing building to be retained on this site. All residential units will have private open space in the form of gardens, balconies or terraces facing north/ south/ east/ west. The development will be accessed from garville lane, rathgar avenue and kenilworth square south. The proposal also includes the provision of car and cycle parking, open spaces, landscaping, bin stores and all associated site development works, landscaping, boundary treatments and other servicing works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas)RS

“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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
Apt 1, 27 Rathgar Ave, Rathgar Dublin 6	Jul 2025	€1,850,000	68 m
Mews Rear, 54 Garville Avenue Upper, Rathgar	Oct 2025	€895,000	89 m
48 Garville Ave, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Nov 2025	€2,300,000	92 m
101 Garville Lane, Rathgar, Dublin	Jul 2025	€760,000	93 m
12 Rathgar Villas, Rathgar, Dublin	Nov 2025	€916,500	100 m
1 Kengar Mews, Rathgar Avenue, Dublin 6	Sept 2025	€650,000	104 m
56 Garville Ave, Dublin 6, Dublin	Apr 2026	€1,200,000	106 m
2 Kengar Mews, Rathgar, Dublin 6	Aug 2025	€710,000	110 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received8 July 2025
Decision due1 September 2025
Decision issued10 July 2025

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