54 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
Change of use from a ground floor retail shop to a restaurant.
SD02A/0241 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 17 April 2002
- Reference
- SD02A/0241
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 April 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from an existing ground floor retail outlet to a restaurant. The works will include elevational and internal layout changes, as well as a new ventilation duct to the rear.
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 existing ground floor retail outlet (planning reg. Ref. S00a/0156 & s00a/0200) to restaurant at ground floor only with elevational changes and internal layout changes on foot of previous two storey restaurant permission reg. Ref. S01a/0364 together with necessary extra ventilation duct to rear elevation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Main Street, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 36 m |
| 3 Loftus Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Main St Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €430,500 | 38 m |
| 25 Loftus Sq, The Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14 | Nov 2025 | €596,000 | 47 m |
| 7 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €340,000 | 69 m |
| 30 Blackburne Sq, Rathfarnham Gate, Rathfarnham Dublin 14not full market price | Feb 2026 | €276,500 | 114 m |
| 16 Brookvale, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €1,055,000 | 170 m |
| Apt 4 The Laurels, Butterfield Ave, Rathfarnaham | Apr 2025 | €343,000 | 185 m |
| 26 Parklands, Castleside, Rathfarnham | Dec 2025 | €373,000 | 193 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 received17 April 2002
- Decision due12 June 2002
- Decision issued11 June 2002
- Grant issued24 July 2002
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- GrantedAt this site
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S00A/0200South DublinLodged 28 Mar 2000Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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S00A/0156South DublinLodged 13 Mar 2000Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey extension (8.06sq.m.) to rear of existing ground floor premises and use of extension as part of…
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SD08A/0326South DublinLodged 14 May 2008Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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