Library Square, Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin, D24 W14F.
Change of use of four office units to four one-bedroom apartments in a building behind a protected structure.
SD24A/0070W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 July 2024
- Reference
- SD24A/0070W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert four office units in Block B into four one-bedroom apartments, making the building fully residential. Works include minor window installations on side elevations and a secure bicycle enclosure. No works are proposed to Block A, which is a protected structure fronting the main street.
- Residential units
- 4
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of a change of use of 4 no. Office units in the building to the rear of the site (block b) into 4 no. One-bed apartments as well as minor elevational changes to install additional windows to side elevations to facilitate this new use. This change will convert the building fully to residential. Works will include construction of a secure bicycle enclosure on the site, as well as all associated and ancillary site and landscaping works. The site is located at the rear of a second building and site, also in their ownership (block a) which fronts onto the main street. Block a is a protected structure. Note there are no works proposed to block a as part of this application.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | Jul 2026 | €300,000 | 35 m |
| 3 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | May 2025 | €270,000 | 51 m |
| 8 The Courthouse Apts, Rathcoole, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €305,000 | 51 m |
| 9 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoole | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 51 m |
| 6 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoolenot full market price | Mar 2025 | €250,000 | 51 m |
| 57 The Courthouse, Main St, Rathcoolenot full market price | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 75 m |
| 16 Eaton Close, Rathcoole, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 77 m |
| Ar Tigh, West Park, Rathcoole | Jan 2025 | €600,000 | 91 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 received24 July 2024
- Decision due20 August 2024
- Decision issued20 August 2024
- Permission expiry2 October 2029
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
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SD21A/0166South DublinLodged 25 Jun 2021Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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SD21A/0116South DublinLodged 14 May 2021Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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SD16A/0061South DublinLodged 6 Jul 2016Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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SD02A/0474South DublinLodged 18 Nov 2002Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
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SD16A/0061/EPSouth DublinLodged 14 May 2021Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
Construction of a 18 metre high free standing communications structure with associated antennae,…
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SD21A/0193South DublinLodged 13 Jul 2021Infrastructure
- Granted30 m away
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SD218/0002South DublinLodged 9 Apr 2021Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Change of use from office to habitable unit above butcher's shop
Main Street, Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
SD12A/0245South DublinLodged 18 Feb 2013Change of use
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