Sweetman's Avenue / Frascati Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
Replacement of approved upper-floor offices with 14 apartments and construction of an ESB substation.
D04A/1462 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 February 2005
- Reference
- D04A/1462
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 February 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes modifications to a previously granted mixed-use development. It seeks to replace approved office space on the second, third, and fourth floors with 14 one- and two-bedroom apartments, alongside the construction of a street-level ESB substation.
- Residential units
- 14
- Storeys
- 5
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Official record
Development description
Modifications of the permission granted for a mixed-use office/apartment (ref. D02a/1104), by the replacement of upper floor office accommodation located on the second, third and fourth floors with 14 no. 1 and 2 bedroom apartments, and ancillary works at ground and first floor levels. Permission is also sought for the construction of an esb substation and switch room at street level on frascati road.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €503,000 | 8 m |
| 28 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 8 m |
| 24 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €494,000 | 8 m |
| 16 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock | May 2025 | €490,000 | 8 m |
| 4 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €485,000 | 8 m |
| 4 Rockhall, 42 44 Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €465,000 | 37 m |
| 5 Rockhall, 42 44 Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €425,000 | 37 m |
| 7 Rockhall, 42 44 Sweetmans Ave, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €425,000 | 37 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received18 February 2005
- Decision issued15 March 2005
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