Former Allegro site Blackthorn Drive/Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin
Omission of 450 park-and-ride car spaces and a vehicular entrance from a permitted development.
D02A/0672 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 July 2002
- Reference
- D02A/0672
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 July 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to alter a previously permitted mixed-use development. The proposed changes consist of omitting 450 park-and-ride car parking spaces at basement level and removing the associated vehicular entrance.
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
- Alter a permitted mixed use development d99a/0883. This will comprise the omission of 450 car spaces for park and ride use at basement level and vehicular entrance. [location] former allegro site blackthorn drive/carmanhall road, sandyford industrial estate, dublin
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Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
Objective set by the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt.107, Grande Central, Sandyford | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 45 m |
| 189 Grand Central, Rockbrook, Carmanhall Rd Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €535,000 | 53 m |
| 98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 62 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 73 m |
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 95 m |
| 122 Lakelands Close, Kilmacud, Stillorgan | Jan 2025 | €780,000 | 128 m |
| 65 Lakelands Close, Kilmacud, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €715,000 | 170 m |
| Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 191 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received5 July 2002
- Decision issued28 August 2002
- Appeal submitted17 September 2002
- Appeal decided19 March 2003
In the area
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- Refused30 m away
Permission for completion of the development (as originally permitted under D05A/1159) and will provide for…
Site of c.2.92 ha Rockbrook, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18. The site is bounded by Carmanhall Road to the south and Blackthorn Drive to the west and north
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- Granted40 m away
Permission sought for development on a site of circa 0.7571 hectares which incorporates permitted Block D…
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- Withdrawn50 m away
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Existing store at Unit D1 The Boulevard, Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D18A/0356Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Apr 2018Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission is sought for 2 no. internally illuminated signs mounted on existing shopfront, 1 no. internally…
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D11A/0239Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2011Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission for development consisting of: Externally suspended internally illuminated signage over the main…
Retailing Warehousing Unit 1A, Block A of the 'Rockbrook' Development (the former Allegro Site), Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D13A/0487Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Sept 2013Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Mixed use development on the Allegro Site, comprising: Demolition of all existing structures on site of 3.117…
Former Allegro Building, Carmanhall Road / Blackthorn Avenue, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
D04A/0200Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Sept 2004Apartments
- Granted50 m away
Permission for — Change of Use of ground floor unit D5 (c.245m2) from retail (previously granted under…
Ground Floor Unit D5, Block D of the Rockbrook Development, (the formerAllegro Site),Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 18
D16A/0074Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Apr 2016Change of use
- Granted50 m away
Permission for modifications to the lower ground floor level only of Block D (per Reg. Ref. D05A/1159 and as…
Lower Ground Floor Level Of Block D, At The Former Allegro Site, Blackthorn Drive,Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
D09A/0130Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jun 2009Alterations
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