O'Briens Off Licence, Units 3 & 4, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Integration of two retail units into one large off-licence with a new shopfront.
D05A/0892 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 July 2005
- Reference
- D05A/0892
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 July 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of merging two separate retail units into a single large retail space for O'Briens Off Licence. Works include installing a new traditional hardwood shopfront, a repositioned central entrance, and new signage.
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
The development will consist of integrating the two seperate retail units into one large retail unit. The retail unit will have a new hardwood, traditional frame shopfront, back lit, with a new repositioned central entrance with black granite cladding to the shopfront column and stall riser, frameless glass windows, complete with new signage formed by a 3d built up individual letters internally lit and relocated rear door.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Ralph Mews, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €425,050 | 41 m |
| 1 Orchard Lane, Newtown Park, Blackrock | Apr 2025 | €780,000 | 147 m |
| 33 Mount Albany, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock | May 2026 | €1,230,000 | 157 m |
| 19 Newtown Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €840,000 | 157 m |
| 93 Castlebyrne Park, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2026 | €597,000 | 170 m |
| 35 Fairyhill, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €905,000 | 174 m |
| 48 Marian Park, Blackrock, County Dublin | Feb 2026 | €710,000 | 197 m |
| 29 Marian Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €560,000 | 199 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 received12 July 2005
- Decision issued2 September 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
Change of use of existing premises 144 (sqm) from retail shop use to off licence
O'Briens Off Licence, 3-4, Newpark Centre, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D05A/1040Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Aug 2005Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
(1) Change of use from retail to Cafe / Deli, (2) internal upgrades /reconfiguration and modifications
Unit 7, Newpark Centre, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D25A/0311/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Apr 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Change of Use of existing 2-storey building (173sqm) from residential to retail use and a…
2 Park Villas, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin (access via The Playwright Car Park)
D14A/0777Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Mar 2015Change of use
- Refused30 m away
Retention of existing external shutters
Fu Moon Chinese Take-Away, 101, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D05A/1065Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Aug 2005Retention
- Granted30 m away
Alter existing shop front for new external shutters
Fu Moon Chinese Take-away, 101, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
D03A/1141Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Dec 2003Alterations
- Refused30 m away
Retention of existing external shutters
Fu Moon Chinese Takeaway, 101, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D06A/0125Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Feb 2006Retention
- Invalid30 m away
Alter existing shop front for new external shutters
101, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D03A/0504Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 May 2003Alterations
- Granted40 m away
Permission for a material Change of Use from commercial to residential with internal alterations only
Jane Cottage, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin
D17A/1009Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Nov 2017Change of use
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