Units 5, 6 & 7, Sandyford Shopping Centre, Balally, Dublin 16.
Refurbishment and conversion of three retail units into a single betting office.
D07A/0431 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 2 April 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0431
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 April 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to amalgamate and convert retail units 5, 6, and 7 into a single betting office. Works will include new shopfronts, a centralized entrance doorway, corporate signage, a rear fire exit, and the installation of three air-condensers.
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 is sought for the refurbishment and conversion of existing retail units:- to convert and amalgamate units 5 and 6 with unit 7 for the purpose of a betting office, to alter the signage, which is to be plain blue over units 5 and 7 and corporate signage centered over unit
- To replace the existing shopfronts of units 5, 6 and 7 and locate a central doorway in the front elevation of unit 6 to serve the whole. To establish a rear fire exit escape, to fit 3no. Air-condensers to the rea
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 Blackthorn Court, Sandyford, Dublin 18price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €276,000 | 120 m |
| 7 Blackthorn Court, Sandyford Rd, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €360,000 | 134 m |
| 5 Blackthorn Green, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €570,000 | 150 m |
| 20 Blackthorn Court, Sandyford, Dublin 16 | Nov 2025 | €700,000 | 150 m |
| 107 Maples Road, Wedgewood Estate, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €625,000 | 179 m |
| 14 Moreen Ave, Sandyford, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €560,000 | 181 m |
| 35 Blackthorn Green, Sandyford, Dublin 16 | Jun 2025 | €565,000 | 203 m |
| 39 Blackthorn Green, Sandyford, Dublin 16 | Jul 2025 | €605,000 | 214 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 received2 April 2007
- Decision issued8 May 2007
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Refurbishment and conversion of existing retail units
Units 5,6&7, The Sandyford Shopping Centre, Balally, Dublin
D06A/1214Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Aug 2006Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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D04A/1145Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Oct 2004Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
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D10A/0437Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Oct 2010Alterations
- WithdrawnAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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