InvalidApartmentsDecided 11 August 2005

69, Rock Road, Blackrock, Dublin

Demolition of a commercial house to build a four-storey building with six apartments and a ground-floor retail unit.

D05A/0920 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 July 2005

Reference: D05A/0920
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 18 July 2005

Summary

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The applicant plans to demolish an existing two-storey house with established commercial use. In its place, they propose a mixed-use development up to four storeys high, containing six apartments (five 2-bed and one 3-bed) and a 60 sq m ground-floor commercial unit.

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Residential units: 6
Storeys: 4
Floor area: 60 m²

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Official record

Development description

The demolition of the existing two storey house with established commercial use, the construction of a mixed use development which includes 5 two bedroom apartments, 1 three bedroom apartment and a 60 sq m ground floor commercial / retail unit in a 4 storey building (with the 4th storey recessed) fronting onto rock road redusing to three storeys to the rear. All the apartments have balconies / roof terraces at the rear.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective NCDC

“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.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
67 Rock Rd, Blackrock, Dublin	Mar 2026	€525,000	21 m
11 Marine View, Rock Rd, Blackrocknot full market price	Jun 2025	€52,203	257 m
2 Phoenix Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin	Mar 2025	€1,300,000	282 m
85 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill	Jul 2025	€530,000	331 m
77 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill	May 2025	€883,100	337 m
97 Castledawson, Sion Hill Rock Rd, Blackrock	Jun 2026	€980,000	360 m
50 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill	Jul 2025	€523,000	383 m
4 Castledawson, Rock Rd, Sion Hill	Jan 2026	€498,000	415 m

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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 received18 July 2005
Decision issued11 August 2005

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