8, Islington Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Creation of a new vehicular entrance with gates and pavement dishing.
D11A/0560 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 December 2011
- Reference
- D11A/0560
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 December 2011
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to create a new vehicular access from Islington Avenue. This will include automatic inward-opening cast iron gates made from the existing fence, underground controls, and dishing of the pavement.
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
Permission is sought for a) the provision of a new vehicular access from islington avenue, an associated automatic inward opening set of cast iron gates, fabricated from the existing fence, all to the front of the property, along with all associated underground controls and site works b) the dishing of the pavement to the front.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ard Na Mara, Islington Avenue, Glasthule | Jul 2025 | €975,000 | 36 m |
| 7 Sandycove House, Newtownsmith, Sandycove | Sept 2025 | €901,000 | 104 m |
| 3 Rosmeen Park, Sandycove, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,375,000 | 134 m |
| 6 Rosmeen Park, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 149 m |
| Top Apt, 6 Eden Park, Sandycove | Jan 2026 | €1,400,000 | 165 m |
| 3 Windsor Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,000,000 | 203 m |
| 18 Odonnell Gardens, Glasthule, Dublinnot full market price | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 216 m |
| 4 Rosmeen Gardens, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,550,000 | 218 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 received8 December 2011
- Decision issued6 February 2012
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