Unit E (Former Roches Stores Unit), First floor, Nutgrove Shopping Centre, Nutgrove Way, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Change of use of a former retail unit to a children's and teenagers' amusement arcade.
D11A/0141 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 25 March 2011
- Reference
- D11A/0141
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 March 2011
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a 1,175 sqm first-floor unit, formerly occupied by Roche's Stores, from retail to an amusement arcade and leisure facility. The project includes new internal fittings, a new rear exit glazed door for accessible access, and updated signage.
- Floor area
- 1,175 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for a change of use from retail to amusement arcade/leisure facility at the first floor unit e (1175m2), to provide a children's/teenagers games centre in the unit which formerly traded as roche's stores, and including new internal fittings and finishes, new glazed door to ground floor rear exit (to provide accessible access) and a renewal of existing signage and associated works at unit e.
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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Meadow View, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | May 2026 | €666,000 | 218 m |
| 130 Meadow Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €540,000 | 256 m |
| 124 Meadow Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €642,000 | 265 m |
| 23 Mountain View Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €660,000 | 268 m |
| 7 Carrickmount Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €574,500 | 273 m |
| 12 Barton Court, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €695,000 | 294 m |
| 163 Nutgrove Ave, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Sept 2025 | €770,000 | 309 m |
| 106 Meadow Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €621,000 | 313 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 March 2011
- Decision issued18 May 2011
In the area
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