Unit 3, Dun Laoghaire Industrial Estate, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Change of use from light industrial to an NCT Centre, with retention of driver testing and internal alterations.
D08A/0551 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 May 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0551
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes a change of use from light industrial to a National Car Test (NCT) Centre. It also seeks retention of car driver testing, alongside internal alterations for offices, waiting areas, staff facilities, and external front alterations.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from light industrial to nct (national car test) centre, and retention of car driver testing, and proposed internal alterations, incl. New single storey internal offices, waiting areas, staff areas, toilets and external front alterations including new doors and windows.
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 141 Clonkeen Crescent, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €760,000 | 122 m |
| 28 Grange Crescent, Pottery Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €650,000 | 181 m |
| 23 Grange Crescent, Kill O The Grange, Dublin | May 2025 | €780,000 | 193 m |
| 62 Clonkeen Rd, Deansgrange, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €855,000 | 223 m |
| 46 Clonkeen Rd, Deansgrange, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €833,000 | 239 m |
| 32 Grange Crescent, Pottery Road, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €770,000 | 250 m |
| 28 Clonkeen Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €860,000 | 281 m |
| 21 Clonkeen Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,240,000 | 308 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 May 2008
- Decision issued4 July 2008
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