Former HB/ Unilever Site, Whitehall Road, Dublin 14.
Development of a major retail park on the former HB/Unilever site in Dublin 14.
D04A/0893 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 29 October 2004
- Reference
- D04A/0893
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 October 2004
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposed retail park will feature an anchor DIY store with a garden centre, five retail warehouse units, and a central four-storey block. This block will house a discount food store, a gym, a creche, and office spaces.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 18,616 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
For development of a retail park consisting of an anchor diy store (4,956 sq. M. ) with associated external garden centre (1,043 sq. M. ), 5 no. Retail warehouse units (total area 6,872 sq. M. ) and a central four storey block consisting of a discount food store (1,809 sq. M. ) a first and second floor gym (3,467 sq. M. ) above the discount food store, a creche (448 sq. M. ) located on second floor level above retail warehouse unit no. 5, offices (1,514 sq. M. ) located at second and third floor level...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“DC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use district centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 19, Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Sq | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 100 m |
| Apt 19, Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Sq | Mar 2026 | €380,000 | 100 m |
| 11 Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Whitehall Rd Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €546,115 | 100 m |
| 3 Ely Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Churchtown | May 2025 | €381,260 | 129 m |
| 23 Ely Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Churchtown | Oct 2025 | €530,000 | 129 m |
| 15 Ely Hall Hazlebrook Sq, Whitehall Rd, Churchtown Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €510,000 | 129 m |
| 163 Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €770,000 | 167 m |
| 93 Whitebarn Rd, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €995,000 | 184 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 received29 October 2004
- Decision issued25 November 2004
- Appeal submitted20 December 2004
- Appeal decided18 August 2005
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
Permission for development. The development will consist of: the subdivision of a vacant previously permitted…
site of approximately 0.1185ha at Unit Nos 12 and 13, Third Floor Level, Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D17A/0835Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Sept 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
New permanent external signage
Unit 10, Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove
D07A/1488Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Feb 2008Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission for development on a site consisting of the change-of-use of Unit 12 (499 sqm gross floor…
0.1164ha at Unit Nos., 12 and 13, Third Floor Level, Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D17A/0379Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Apr 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
(a) permission is sought tor a change of use of part of the second floor from office/creche to Primary Care…
Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14.
D11A/0310Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Sept 2011Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the continued use of the car park as currently operated, ie without footbridge across Nutgrove…
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D18A/0620Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Jun 2018Other
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for development on this site of approximately 459 sqm consisting of: the subdivision of…
Unit No. 13, Third Floor Level, Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D17A/0711Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Aug 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The development consists of the provision of 3 no. signage boards with neon halo & side lit built up…
Unit 7a/b/c, Nutgrove Retail Park, Nutgrove Avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D07A/1631Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Feb 2008Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for the provision of a shop (as defined under Class 1 of Schedule 2 Part 4 of the Planning and…
Site of approx. 2.8 ha at Nutgrove Retail Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
D16A/0602Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Aug 2016Commercial
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