63-65, Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use of first floor from office to restaurant, with a small toilet extension and storefront modifications.
D13A/0142 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 27 March 2013
- Reference
- D13A/0142
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 March 2013
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use of the first floor from office to restaurant use to connect with the existing ground floor restaurant. It also includes an 8 square metre toilet extension, a new rooflight, and storefront modifications including a new canopy.
- Floor area
- 8 m²
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 for change of use at first floor from office use to restaurant use associated with existing ground floor restaurant, new signage, an 8m2 extension to existing toilets to rear at first floor level, new saddle ridge rooflight and miscellaneous interior modifications to include, new disabled access wc, replacing existing stairs at front serving first floor with new, a new storefront set back to align with existing wall at first floor and provision of canopy roof over storefront
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“DC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use district centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32a Temple Road, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 37 m |
| 23 Temple Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €595,000 | 65 m |
| 10 Idrone Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €2,450,000 | 92 m |
| 24 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €494,000 | 144 m |
| 16 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock | May 2025 | €490,000 | 144 m |
| 20 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €503,000 | 144 m |
| 28 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 144 m |
| 4 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €485,000 | 144 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 received27 March 2013
- Decision issued21 May 2013
In the area
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- InvalidAt this site
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