Unit 10, Nutgrove Retail Park former HB/Unilever Bestfoods Site, Junction of Whitehall Road & Nutgrove avenue, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Internal layout changes to a gym and partial change of use to offices.
D07A/0783 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 June 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0783
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 June 2007
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks amendments to a previously granted gym layout, reducing its overall floor area to 3,219 sqm. It also proposes a change of use of part of the gym to provide 398 sqm of new office space.
- Floor area
- 3,219 m²
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 development consisting of:- a) amendments to the internal layout of a previously granted gym of 3,467sqm (unit 10 of reg ref d04a/0893) to incorporate a reduced gym area, escape corridors and an increased void between floors which will reduce the overall floor area to 3,219sqm, and b) a change of use of part of the gym to provide for new office use. The proposed first floor will comprise a gym area of 1,275sqm, an office area of 398sqm and an escape corridor of 42sqm ...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“DC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use district 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 19, Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Sq | Oct 2025 | €380,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 19, Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Sq | Mar 2026 | €380,000 | 74 m |
| 11 Newtown Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Whitehall Rd Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €546,115 | 74 m |
| 3 Ely Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Churchtown | May 2025 | €381,260 | 101 m |
| 15 Ely Hall Hazlebrook Sq, Whitehall Rd, Churchtown Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €510,000 | 101 m |
| 23 Ely Hall, Hazelbrook Square, Churchtown | Oct 2025 | €530,000 | 101 m |
| 163 Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €770,000 | 160 m |
| 93 Whitebarn Rd, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €995,000 | 189 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 June 2007
- Decision issued2 August 2007
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