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Dublin City Council · 4220/23 · Retention Permission

New Acropolis, 43 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6

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Council received 25 Jul 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1145 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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4220/23 is a planning application for retention permission at New Acropolis, 43 Rathmines Road Lower, Dublin 6, received by Dublin City Council on 25 Jul 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS. 7181) : RETENTION : Planning permission for retention is sought to retain the change of use of a 75 sq metre ground floor room from educational to gymnasium/fitness studio (class 11) and all associated site works. The council granted permission on 18 Sept 2023 (retention). The five-week observation window closed on 29 Aug 2023. An Coimisiún Pleanála decided appeal 318243 on 1 Oct 2024 (grant conditions). The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 132 other decided applications in the last five years and 47 appeals.

Appeal window closes 16 Oct 2023 closed 1064 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (18 Sept 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS. 7181) : RETENTION : Planning permission for retention is sought to retain the change of use of a 75 sq metre ground floor room from educational to gymnasium/fitness studio (class 11) and all associated site works.

Status
Appeal Decided
Decision
Grant retention permissio on 18 Sept 2023
Final grant
1 Oct 2024
Location precision
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Timeline

  • 25 Jul 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 29 Aug 2023
  • 18 Sept 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Oct 2023
  • 16 Oct 2023
    Appeal lodged

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Appeal

ACP 318243 · Planning Appeal · decided · Granted with conditions 1 Oct 2024
received by the Commission 13 Oct 2023 · inspector's report · board order

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z1 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    R2 — Existing residential

    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.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Grand Canal
    • NIAH-recorded building · 4
      Portobello College; The Portobello; Latouche Bridge
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 83842). 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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