Europa Cars, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use from a parts store to a motor showroom with a new glazed facade and signage.
D03A/1217 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 December 2003
- Reference
- D03A/1217
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2003
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting an existing parts store into a motor showroom. Works include installing a new glazed facade, entrance doors, internal alterations, ancillary office and toilet facilities, a new roller shutter door, and illuminated signage.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing parts store to motor showroom along with new glazed facade and entrance doors, internal alterations, new ancillary office/toilet accommodation, and ancillary site works; removal of existing folding door to car wash bay and fitting of new roller shutter door in a reduced opening and provision of new illuminated external sign on fascia panel and new illuminated pylon sign.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Newtown Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €880,000 | 57 m |
| 9 Maretimo Terrace, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock | May 2026 | €980,000 | 82 m |
| 37 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €930,000 | 107 m |
| 3 Seapoint Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €2,315,000 | 114 m |
| Ferndale, 40 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €720,000 | 115 m |
| 25 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,742,710 | 129 m |
| 3 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,800,000 | 164 m |
| 7 Temple Park Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,440,000 | 197 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 received19 December 2003
- Decision issued19 February 2004
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 17 of reg ref ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C21Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jun 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 6 of Reg Ref no. ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C35Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Feb 2024Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 9 of Reg Ref no. ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C33Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Nov 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 11b of reg ref ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C17Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jun 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No. 3 of reg ref ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C13Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jun 2023Other
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 20 of Reg Ref no. ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C32Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Nov 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 5(h) of Reg Ref no. ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C25Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Nov 2023Other
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 18 of Reg Ref no. ABP30887720
0.49 ha site on the former Europa Garage Site, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin.
ABP30887720/C31Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Nov 2023Other
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