The Rathcoole Inn, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin.
Continued use of a portakabin as a taxi office and erection of signs at a protected structure in Rathcoole.
SD14A/0156 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 22 July 2014
- Reference
- SD14A/0156
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 July 2014
- Floor area
- 9.24 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the continued use of a portakabin as a taxi company, along with a 5.5-metre-high radio aerial and the erection of three signs. The site is located within the curtilage of a Protected Structure.
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
Continued use of portakabin as taxi company and 5.5 m high radio aerial and erection of 3 signs (within the curtilage of a protected structure).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoolenot full market price | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 38 m |
| 3 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | May 2025 | €270,000 | 38 m |
| 9 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 38 m |
| 8 The Courthouse Apts, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 38 m |
| 21 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | Jul 2026 | €300,000 | 48 m |
| 16 Eaton Close, Rathcoole, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 79 m |
| 57 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoolenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 79 m |
| Ar Tigh, West Park, Rathcoole | Jan 2025 | €600,000 | 110 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 received22 July 2014
- Decision due15 September 2014
- Decision issued11 September 2014
- Grant issued20 October 2014
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Use of portakabin as taxi company base in the car park of the Rathcoole Inn (a protected structure), erection…
Rathcoole Inn, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
SD11A/0005South DublinLodged 5 Jan 2011Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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SD11A/0158South DublinLodged 30 Jun 2011Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Single storey extension to the rear elevation of the existing premises, new shopfront and non-illuminated…
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SD04A/0682South DublinLodged 17 Nov 2004Extension
- Withdrawn30 m away
Construction of a 18 metre high free standing communications structure with associated antennae,…
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SD21A/0193South DublinLodged 13 Jul 2021Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
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SD16A/0061South DublinLodged 6 Jul 2016Change of use
- Granted40 m away
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SD02A/0474South DublinLodged 18 Nov 2002Apartments
- Refused40 m away
Building 'A' fronting Main Street (as per previously granted planning permission, Reg. Ref. S00A/0732) -…
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SD16A/0061/EPSouth DublinLodged 14 May 2021Change of use
- Invalid40 m away
Change of use of 3 office units in the building to the rear of site (Block B) into 3 one-bed apartments;…
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SD21A/0116South DublinLodged 14 May 2021Change of use
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