Total Fitness Site, Blackglen Road, Balally, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Change of use of part of the ground floor from sports science to a creche and offices.
D04A/0044 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 January 2004
- Reference
- D04A/0044
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 January 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves alterations to a permitted development, changing the use of part of the ground floor from sports science to a creche and administrative offices. The sports science uses will be relocated to the first floor in place of a previously approved restaurant.
- Floor area
- 532 m²
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
Alterations to the previously permitted development (an bord pleanala refs. Pl. 06d. 104259 and pl. 06d. 122753) comprising the change of use of part of the ground floor from the permitted sports science uses to a creche (299 m2 approximately) and administrative offices (233 m2 approximately). The permitted sports science uses will be re-located to the first floor in lieu of the previously approved ancillary restaurant. The development will also consist of the re-location of the permitted outd...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Lodge, Blackglen Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €925,000 | 113 m |
| Mountainview, Blackglen Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €710,000 | 185 m |
| 2 Lamb Doyles, Blackglen Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €1,101,322 | 279 m |
| 1 Lamb Doyles, Blackglen Roadprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €1,145,374 | 287 m |
| 137 Sandyford View, Blackglen Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €452,500 | 337 m |
| 166 Sandyford View, Blackglen Road, Sandyford | May 2025 | €320,000 | 342 m |
| 167 Sandyford View, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2026 | €461,000 | 342 m |
| 157 Sandyford View, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €411,000 | 342 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 January 2004
- Decision issued12 March 2004
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