8, Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Construction of a new basement room and a single-story rear extension.
D11B/0129 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 April 2011
- Reference
- D11B/0129
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 April 2011
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of constructing a basement room between existing deep foundations, incorporating a new basement window. Access to the basement will be via a stairwell under a proposed single-story flat roof extension with a roof light at the rear.
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Official record
Development description
Basement room between the existing deep foundations of the existing single storey rear element incorporating a new basement window. A stairwell to access the basement under a proposed single storey flat roof extension with roof light to the rear all together with associated site works.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 January 2016.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherryview, 1a Glenabbey Rd, Mount Merrion | Mar 2025 | €1,250,000 | 57 m |
| 23 Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,410,000 | 116 m |
| 18 Mount Anville, Goatstown, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,350,000 | 198 m |
| 52 Cedarmount Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,000,000 | 210 m |
| 21 Cedarmount Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €910,000 | 230 m |
| 56 Glenabbey Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €1,315,000 | 258 m |
| 47 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €800,000 | 266 m |
| 49 Cedarmount Rd, Mount Merrion, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €830,000 | 272 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 received12 April 2011
- Decision issued31 May 2011
- Appeal submitted23 June 2011
- Appeal decided26 October 2011
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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D05A/0266Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Mar 2005Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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D07B/0019Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Jan 2007Retention
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D20A/0369Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 May 2020Extension
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D07A/0280Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Mar 2007Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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D15B/0421Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Nov 2015Extension
- GrantedAt this site
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10, Glenabbey Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin, A94N9F4
D23B/0575Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Dec 2023Retention
- Granted30 m away
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D19A/0266Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Apr 2019Extension
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