281 Upper Main Street, Rush, Co. Dublin.
Change of use from a banking facility and offices to a restaurant.
F14A/0449 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 6 March 2015
- Reference
- F14A/0449
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 March 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to change the use of the property from a former banking facility and associated offices into a restaurant.
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 from banking facility and associated offices to restaura
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lismany, Laurencetown, Ballinasloe | Feb 2025 | €195,000 | 19 m |
| 13b, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 | Jul 2025 | €200,000 | 37 m |
| Grove Cottage, 44a Bollum Lane, Rush | Dec 2025 | €425,000 | 78 m |
| 3 Brookfield Park, Rush, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €700,000 | 108 m |
| 7 Coopersfield, Rush, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €530,000 | 112 m |
| 8 Coopersfield, Rush, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €510,000 | 117 m |
| 46a 46b 48a 48b 50a 50b 52a, 52b Main St 1 Echlin Court Rush, Part Registered Folio Dn61054f | Jul 2025 | €1,900,000 | 128 m |
| 30 Brookfield Park, Rush, Co Dublin | Jan 2026 | €630,000 | 140 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 received6 March 2015
- Further information requested29 December 2014
- Further information received6 March 2015
- Decision due2 April 2015
- Decision issued31 March 2015
- Grant issued5 May 2015
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