Former Allegro site Blackthorn Drive/Carmanhall Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin
Modifications to a permitted block, reducing its height and overall floor area.
D06A/1704 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 16 February 2007
- Reference
- D06A/1704
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 February 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes modifications to a previously permitted block. The changes include eliminating the 10th and 11th floors, reducing parts of the 5th to 9th floors, and reducing overall floor-to-ceiling heights, resulting in a floor space reduction of approximately 971 sq.m.
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Official record
Development description
Development on a site of c. 0.6590 hectares which incorporates permitted block a (per reg ref d05a/1159). The development will consist of modifications to permitted block a as follows: a)the elimination of the 10th and 11th floors as previously permitted. B)the elimination of parts of block a at 5th to 9th floors. (the total reduction of gross floor space as a result of the modifications referred to under a) and b) will be c. 971 sq. M); c) reduction in the overall floor to ceiling heights of...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Grand Central, Rockbrook, Carmanhall Rd Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €535,000 | 68 m |
| Apt.107, Grande Central, Sandyford | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 101 m |
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 108 m |
| 98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 109 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 110 m |
| Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 126 m |
| 122 Lakelands Close, Kilmacud, Stillorgan | Jan 2025 | €780,000 | 178 m |
| 501 The Edges 3, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €386,000 | 178 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 February 2007
- Decision issued14 March 2007
- Appeal submitted10 April 2007
- Appeal decided5 June 2007
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