Site of c. 0.019ha, located at Unit A7, Block A of the 'Rockbrook' development (the former Allegro site), Blackthorn Drive, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Change of use from retail to a café and retention of an additional rear floor area.
D13A/0123 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 March 2013
- Reference
- D13A/0123
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 March 2013
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission and retention permission for modifications to a permitted development. This includes changing the use of a 174 sqm retail area to a café, and retaining an additional 17 sqm rear extension to form part of the café, totaling 191 sqm.
- Floor area
- 191 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission and retention permission for a development consisting of modifications to permitted development (as per reg. Ref. D05a/1159, as modified under d06a/1704). The development will consist of the change of use of permitted retail area (c. 174 sqm) to café and retention of an additional c. 17 sqm floor area to the rear of the unit to also form part of the proposed café. Total gross floor area is c. 191 sqm.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Grand Central, Rockbrook, Carmanhall Rd Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €535,000 | 15 m |
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 33 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 39 m |
| 98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 47 m |
| Apt.107, Grande Central, Sandyford | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 52 m |
| Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 151 m |
| 506 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 154 m |
| 401 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Ind Est Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €391,000 | 154 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received15 March 2013
- Decision issued8 May 2013
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