53, Rock Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a semi-detached house to a laser treatment clinic.
D05A/0668 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 4 August 2005
- Reference
- D05A/0668
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 August 2005
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing two-storey semi-detached house into a commercial laser treatment clinic. The ground floor will feature a reception, waiting area, and treatment room, while the first floor will house staff facilities, offices, and another treatment room.
- Storeys
- 2
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
(a) semi detached 2 storey house. The development will consist of the change of use of the existing two storey residential house to commercial use consisting of a laser treatment clinic, with reception waiting area and treatment room to ground floor and staff facilities, offices treatment room and toilet facilities to first floor.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67 Rock Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €525,000 | 72 m |
| 11 Marine View, Rock Rd, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2025 | €52,203 | 179 m |
| 2 Phoenix Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €1,300,000 | 204 m |
| 85 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill | Jul 2025 | €530,000 | 251 m |
| 77 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill | May 2025 | €883,100 | 257 m |
| 97 Castledawson, Sion Hill Rock Rd, Blackrock | Jun 2026 | €980,000 | 280 m |
| 50 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill | Jul 2025 | €523,000 | 304 m |
| 4 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill | Jan 2026 | €498,000 | 336 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 received4 August 2005
- Decision issued30 August 2005
- Appeal submitted26 September 2005
- Appeal decided6 February 2006
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