The Castle Inn, 38-39 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Retention of timber shopfront and window modifications, and permission to render the front facade and modify the roof.
S00A/0270 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 29 August 2000
- Reference
- S00A/0270
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 August 2000
- Floor area
- 644 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention of a timber shopfront, ground floor entrance doors, and windows, alongside modified first-floor windows. Permission is also sought to remove timber sheeting, render the front facade in sand and cement, and modify the roof to a gable with a pitched hip.
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
Retention of timber shopfront and ground floor entrance doors and windows together with modification and retention of first floor windows as built and for permission to remove existing timber sheeting and to render entire front facade in sand and cement and to modify roof to gable with pitched hip. Previous permissions s96a/0055 and s97a/0064.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, improve and provide for the future development of Village Centres”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the South Dublin County 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14not full market price | Feb 2026 | €276,500 | 41 m |
| 7 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €340,000 | 51 m |
| 3 Loftus Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Main St Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €430,500 | 61 m |
| 13 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 76 m |
| 25 Loftus Sq, The Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €596,000 | 87 m |
| 51 Village Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €476,000 | 105 m |
| 40 Village Court, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham | Jan 2026 | €540,000 | 107 m |
| 36 Village Court, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €392,000 | 115 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 received29 August 2000
- Further information requested20 July 2000
- Further information received29 August 2000
- Decision due27 October 2000
- Decision issued10 October 2000
- Grant issued24 November 2000
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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SD04A/0917South DublinLodged 1 Apr 2005Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Change of first and second floor use from residential to office
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SD06A/0776South DublinLodged 6 Sept 2006Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Change of first and second floor use from residential to health centre
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SD06A/0775South DublinLodged 6 Sept 2006Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of first floor use from office to health centre
36, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07A/0344/EPSouth DublinLodged 20 Jul 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of first floor use from office to health centre
36, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07A/0344South DublinLodged 9 Aug 2007Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of second floor from office to health centre
36, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07A/0919South DublinLodged 15 Nov 2007Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of second floor from office to health centre
36, Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
SD07A/0919/EPSouth DublinLodged 20 Nov 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Extension of first floor office area at south block
Rathfarnham Gate, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
S99A/0494South DublinLodged 27 Sept 1999Commercial
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