Brooklawn Gate Lodge, 30, Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Dublin
Partial demolition and extension of a gate lodge, and conversion of a decommissioned ESB substation into habitable space.
D07A/0404 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 November 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0404
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 November 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Brooklawn Gate Lodge includes the partial demolition of the existing house to the rear and side, followed by ground and first-floor extensions. It also proposes a change of use of a decommissioned ESB substation to a habitable house.
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 i) partial demolition of existing house to rear and side, ii) ground floor and first floor extensions to rear and side of existing house, iii) change of use from decommisioned esb sub-station to habitable house. Iv) elevational revisions and associated site works, services, landscaping, levelling and boundary treatment.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Sydney Mews, Sydney Avenue, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €1,300,000 | 75 m |
| 43 Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €865,000 | 76 m |
| 15 Brooklawn, Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €875,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 17 Westfield, Sion Hill, Blackrock Dublin | Jul 2025 | €476,000 | 118 m |
| 44 Westfield, Rock Rd, Sion Hill | Jan 2025 | €730,000 | 125 m |
| 11 Westfield, Sion Hill, Blackrocknot full market price | Jun 2026 | €211,218 | 130 m |
| 2 Rock Road Place, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €1,387,665 | 166 m |
| 61 Woodview Apts Block E, Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock | May 2025 | €750,000 | 174 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 received15 November 2007
- Decision issued11 December 2007
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