Units 3-4 Ashwood House, Main Street, Shankill, Co Dublin
Change of use of a florist to a café and takeaway, merging two units in Shankill.
D14A/0397 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 September 2014
- Reference
- D14A/0397
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 September 2014
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a florist at Unit 3 to a café with takeaway facilities. Unit 3 will be combined with the existing café in Unit 4 to form a single outlet with a new shop front.
- Floor area
- 77 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development consisting of: (i) change of use of a florist at unit 3 to café with takeaway coffee and hot food (37m2). Unit 3 will be combined with the existing café in the adjoining unit 4 (40m2) to form a single outlet and (ii) new shop front with illuminated signage to both unit 3 and unit 4.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Osprey Court, Dublin Road, Shankill Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €420,000 | 17 m |
| 3 Aubreyville, Old Bray Road, Shankill Village | Apr 2026 | €383,000 | 93 m |
| Hillview Cottage, Lower Rd, Shankill Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €470,000 | 101 m |
| St Kevin's, Lower Road, Shankill | Aug 2025 | €360,000 | 108 m |
| Apt 30 Aubrey, Quinns Road, Shankill | Apr 2026 | €595,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 21 Aubrey, Quinns Road, Shankill | Jun 2025 | €437,000 | 136 m |
| 12 Aubrey Park, Shankill, Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €1,200,000 | 139 m |
| 26 Stonebridge Close, Shankill, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €464,000 | 158 m |
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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 September 2014
- Decision issued3 October 2014
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