Former Ashurst Shell Self Service, Stillorgan Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin
Demolition of a former petrol station to build 43 residential units in two blocks.
D07A/0361 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 16 March 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0361
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves demolishing a self-service area, petrol pumps, and car wash. It will be replaced by a three-to-seven-storey block of 31 units with basement parking, and a separate block of 12 duplex units.
- Residential units
- 43
- Storeys
- 7
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
Permission sought for the demolition of the existing self-service area and associated petrol pumps and car wash and construction of the following: a three to seven storey residential development containing 31no. Units with a single level basement car park containing 57 car spaces and ancillary bike and bin storage areas; a new esb sub-station, planting and paving at ground level and the erection of a three storey plus lower ground level residential block of 12 duplex units: all at the 0.66 ac...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Merrion Hall, Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €600,000 | 51 m |
| 79 Merrion Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,330,000 | 79 m |
| 95 Merrion Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,120,000 | 82 m |
| 26 Ashurst, Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €510,500 | 90 m |
| 78 Merrion Park, Booterstown, Blackrock | Feb 2025 | €920,000 | 92 m |
| 87 Merrion Park, Hill Ave South, Blackrock | Dec 2025 | €840,000 | 121 m |
| Apartment 28, Booterstown Wood, Booterstown Avenue | Aug 2025 | €448,000 | 145 m |
| 25 Booterstown Wood, Booterstown Ave, Booterstown | Dec 2025 | €538,000 | 145 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 received16 March 2007
- Decision issued9 May 2007
- Appeal submitted5 June 2007
- Appeal decided15 January 2008
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
Demolition of existing service station including retail building, car wash, and ancillary site features —…
Ashurst Service Station, Stillorgan Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin
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- GrantedAt this site
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D18A/0934Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Oct 2018Retention
- Granted30 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted50 m away
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D06B/0847Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Sept 2006Extension
- Granted50 m away
A two storey extension to side, alterations to the conservatory to the rear, a new pedestrian entry to the…
103, Merrion Park, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D04A/0662Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Jun 2004Extension
- Granted70 m away
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on N11 Stillorgan Road, (at Greenfield Road), Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D18A/0540Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Jun 2018Infrastructure
- Granted80 m away
Bedroom extension at first floor level over existing garage, conversion of garage to living/ utility space,…
9 South Hill Park, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock. Co. Dublin
D02B/0097Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Mar 2002Extension
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