GrantedChange of useDecided 29 August 2011

Somerset House, Stradbrook Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.

Change of use of the ground floor of Somerset House from offices to a crèche.

D11A/0247 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 August 2011

Reference: D11A/0247
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 5 August 2011

Summary

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The development on a 0.2522-hectare site will convert 473 square metres of ground floor office space into a crèche. It includes a new 290 square metre outdoor play area with a new external access door and a revised parking layout for 32 cars.

Change of usecrecheofficechange of use

Floor area: 473 m²

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Development description

Permission for a development on a site of c. 0.2522 hectares comprising somerset house. The site is bounded by stradbrook house to the south, blackrock rugby club to the east, 'wynberg house' to the north and stradbrook road to the west. The development will consist of change of use of ground floor (c. 473 sq. M) from office to crèche. Provision of outdoor play area comprising c. 290 sq. M with new external door to access same. Revised parking arrangement to provide a total of 32 no. Car parking s...

Land-use zoning

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Objective ESI

“E To provide for economic development and employment.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
57 The Pines, Rockbrook Manor, Stradbrook Rd	Sept 2025	€500,000	81 m
99 Rockford Manor, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock	Jul 2026	€745,000	114 m
16 Rockford Manor, Stradbrook, Dublin	Mar 2026	€765,000	130 m
34 Windsor Park, Monkstown, Dublinprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€1,220,264	154 m
48 Rockford Manor, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock	Jul 2025	€740,000	164 m
32 Windsor Park, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock	Nov 2025	€845,000	174 m
20 Wynberg Park, Blackrock, Dublin	Jun 2025	€900,000	176 m
31 Rockford Park, Blackrock, Dublin	Jul 2025	€225,000	178 m

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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.

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Application received5 August 2011
Decision issued29 August 2011

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