31, Orwell Road & Washerwoman's Lane, Rathgar, Dublin 6
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2797/20 is a planning application for permission at 31, Orwell Road & Washerwoman's Lane, Rathgar, Dublin 6, received by Dublin City Council on 2 Jun 2020 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission for a residential development at this site, area of approximately 0.0694 hectares, 31 Orwell Road & Washerwoman's Lane, Rathgar, Dublin 6. The proposal consists of: the demolition of a 4 bedroom, 2 storey derelict house (total floor area of 192 m2) and the construction of 4 residential units consisting of: 2 no. 3 bedroom two storey semi-detached houses facing Orwell Road and 2 no. 3-bedroom two storey semi-detached houses accessed from Washerwoman's Lane. The proposal includes the permanent closing of vehicular access on Orwell Road and retaining vehicular access on Washerwoman's Lane to include 4 car parking spaces, 8 bicycle spaces and all associated landscaping and infrastructural works. The council granted permission on 20 Oct 2020. The five-week observation window closed on 7 Jul 2020. A commencement notice (CN0088640DC) was lodged on 26 Apr 2022, so works have started on site. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 4 units. Within 500 m there are 125 other decided applications in the last five years and 18 appeals.
Proposal
Permission for a residential development at this site, area of approximately 0.0694 hectares, 31 Orwell Road & Washerwoman's Lane, Rathgar, Dublin 6. The proposal consists of: the demolition of a 4 bedroom, 2 storey derelict house (total floor area of 192 m2) and the construction of 4 residential units consisting of: 2 no. 3 bedroom two storey semi-detached houses facing Orwell Road and 2 no. 3-bedroom two storey semi-detached houses accessed from Washerwoman's Lane. The proposal includes the permanent closing of vehicular access on Orwell Road and retaining vehicular access on Washerwoman's Lane to include 4 car parking spaces, 8 bicycle spaces and all associated landscaping and infrastructural works.
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- Grant permission on 20 Oct 2020
- Final grant
- 1 Dec 2020
- Units
- 4
- Site (from polygon)
- 652 m²
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 2 Jun 2020New applicationObservation window closed 7 Jul 2020
- 27 Jul 2020Further information requested
- 23 Sept 2020Further information received
- 20 Oct 2020DecisionAppeal window closed 17 Nov 2020
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
- Commencement notice CN0088640DC
- Commencement notice CN0088288DC
Zoning at the site
Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z1: Sustainable Residential Neighbourhoods: To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.
An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 3
- Recorded monument · 5
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 84350). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
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