Blackthorn House, Blackthorn Road And Bracken Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18.
Permission for office use at a previously approved industrial and retail development.
D05A/1218 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 September 2005
- Reference
- D05A/1218
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 September 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for office use at a site previously approved for light industrial, research and development, information handling, and warehouse use. It also includes previously approved retail customer service on part of the ground floor.
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
Office use at previously approved light industrial /research and development/information handling and processing /warehouse development, and also previously approved retail customer service on part ground floor area at blackthorn house.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“SNI To protect, improve and encourage the provision of sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 21, Block A2, The Cubes 2 | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 85 m |
| Apartment 107, The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter | Jun 2026 | €452,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 308 Beacon South, Quarter Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €405,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 105 The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €400,000 | 85 m |
| 2 Cube 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 410 Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | May 2026 | €447,000 | 85 m |
| 108 The Cubes 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Mar 2025 | €370,000 | 85 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 97 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 received20 September 2005
- Decision issued14 November 2005
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