114, Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Retention of the use of the ground floor as a creche and montessori school.
D09A/0385 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 August 2009
- Reference
- D09A/0385
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 14 August 2009
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for the retention of the use of the ground floor of the property. The space is currently being used as a creche and montessori school.
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
Retention of use of ground floor as creche and montessori school.
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Villa Nova, Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €540,000 | 57 m |
| 26 Woodlands Grove, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €1,233,480 | 79 m |
| 1 Woodlands Grove, Woodlands Park, Blackrocknot full market price · price excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €353,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 158 - The Elms, Mount Merrion Avenue, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €641,000 | 89 m |
| Unit B, 43 Woodlands Park, Blackrock | May 2025 | €2,250,000 | 152 m |
| 9 Avoca Grove, Blackrock, Co. Dublinprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €1,233,480 | 177 m |
| 8 Avoca Grove, Grove Avenue, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €1,255,507 | 179 m |
| 39 Woodlands Park, Blackrock, Co Dublin | Aug 2025 | €2,200,000 | 193 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 received14 August 2009
- Decision issued9 September 2009
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