The Cottage, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Demolition of a cottage to build a retail unit with a two-bedroom apartment above.
D02A/1162 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 25 November 2002
- Reference
- D02A/1162
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 November 2002
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves the demolition of an existing cottage. In its place, a 64 square metre retail unit will be constructed with a two-bedroom apartment overhead, including rear car parking and improved pedestrian and cyclist facilities.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 64 m²
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Official record
Development description
Demolition of cottage and construction of retail unit (64 m2) and 2 bed apartment over head with ancillary car parking to rear and improved pedestrian / cyclist facilities to front of site at "the cottage", newtown park (at the junction of annaville avenue), blackrock.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Newtown Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €840,000 | 74 m |
| 35 Fairyhill, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €905,000 | 89 m |
| 10 Ralph Mews, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €425,050 | 113 m |
| 1 Orchard Lane, Newtown Park, Blackrock | Apr 2025 | €780,000 | 115 m |
| 28 Fairyhill, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €990,000 | 150 m |
| 33 Mount Albany, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock | May 2026 | €1,230,000 | 159 m |
| Villa Rosa, Rosehill, Carysfort Ave | Sept 2025 | €965,000 | 179 m |
| 14 Richmond, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2025 | €1,185,000 | 192 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 received25 November 2002
- Decision issued28 January 2003
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Use of already approved Retail Unit (Reg. Ref. D02A/1162) as Hot Food Take-Away
The Cottage, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin
D03A/0250Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Mar 2003Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for a development on this site. The development will consist of a single storey extension…
1, Annaville Avenue, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D18A/0454Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 May 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The use of previously aprproved (under Reg. Ref. D02A/1162) retail unit (64m2) as a restaurant
Elm Cottage, Newtown Park (at The Junction Of Annaville Ave), Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D08A/0123Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Apr 2008Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
To extend their premises at "Forget Me Not". The extension is to take in the open area to the rear. Also the…
Forget Me Not, 16, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D05A/0491Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Apr 2005Extension
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the change of use of the front part of the existing shop to a coffee bar with ancillary…
16, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D22A/0714Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Sept 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the retention of 5 roof lights in the premises
16, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D22A/0715Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Sept 2022Retention
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for the change of use of the front part of the existing shop to a coffee bar with ancillary…
16, Newtown Park, Blackrock, County Dublin
D22A/0092Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Feb 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The change of use from commercial to residential use, reinstatement of residential layout, miscellaneous…
14, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94YT99
D26A/0290Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Apr 2026Change of use
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