Units C & D, Deansgrange Business Park, Deansgrange, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Amalgamation and expansion of the National Car Testing Service Centre in Deansgrange.
D07A/0122 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 29 January 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0122
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 January 2007
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to merge Units C and D to expand the existing National Car Testing Service (NCTS) Centre by 426 square metres. This includes a change of use for Unit D from light industrial to car testing use, along with internal alterations.
- Floor area
- 1,737 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought to amalgamate existing units c and d to increase the size of the existing 1311sqm (approximately) national car testing service centre currently operating from unit c by 426sqm (approximately) to 1737sqm (approximately). The amalgamation of units c and d will include a change of use of unit d from its current permitted use as a facility for light industrial use to a facility to be used in conjunction with the existing car testing facility and will comprise internal alterat...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“E To provide for economic development and employment.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Grange Crescent, Kill O The Grange, Dublin | May 2025 | €780,000 | 166 m |
| 32 Grange Crescent, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €770,000 | 176 m |
| 28 Grange Crescent, Pottery Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €650,000 | 190 m |
| 16 Clonkeen Road, Deans Grange, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €740,000 | 196 m |
| 5 The Grange, Laurel Place, Terenure Rd West Dublin 6w | Feb 2026 | €550,000 | 213 m |
| 4 The Grange, Kill Of The Grange, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €602,500 | 215 m |
| 28 Clonkeen Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €860,000 | 218 m |
| Islay 47 St Fintans Villas, Deansgrange, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €1,030,837 | 219 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 January 2007
- Decision issued19 November 2007
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