Murphystown Road, Sandyford, Co. Dublin.
Retention of a change of use from industrial stoneworks to a music school.
D11A/0355 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 November 2011
- Reference
- D11A/0355
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 7 November 2011
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a two-storey building to a School of Music. The application includes associated signage at the former industrial stoneworks site.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for the retention of development consisting of a change of use of two storey building to school of music with associated signage, all at former industrial stoneworks site.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Heights, Sandyford | May 2025 | €705,000 | 79 m |
| 7 Tapton, Murphystown Road, Sandyford | Sept 2025 | €685,500 | 80 m |
| 33 Glencairn View, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €870,000 | 116 m |
| 14 Glencairn Heath, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €718,000 | 116 m |
| 8 Glencairn Heath, Leopardstown, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €650,000 | 125 m |
| 39 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Hts, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €605,000 | 133 m |
| 2 Glencairn Heath, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €835,000 | 138 m |
| 1 Glencairn Rd, The Gallops, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €961,788 | 140 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 November 2011
- Decision issued1 December 2011
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