Unit 6 Sandyford Hall Shopping Centre, Sandyford, Dublin 18.
Change of use from a video rental shop to a Costa Coffee café with new branded signage and awnings.
D14A/0774 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 2 December 2014
- Reference
- D14A/0774
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 December 2014
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a former Xtravision video rental shop into a Costa Coffee café. The application includes new branded signage, an internally illuminated fascia, and three new fabric awnings projecting from the building.
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 from an xtravision video rental shop to a café (costa coffee) and for branded signage to include; an internally illuminated aluminium tray fascia with white 'costa' lettering and logos within the existing signage zone to northeast and southeast elevations, for 3 no. Awnings to northeast elevation with red fabric and black fringes with white 'for coffee lovers' lettering mounted to bottom of signage zone and to project 1.5m away from the building, costa branded san...
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 April 2015.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Lodge, Kilgobbin Rd, Sandyford | Sept 2025 | €1,665,000 | 90 m |
| 10 The Court, Sandyford Hall, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €725,000 | 183 m |
| 38 Sandyford Hall Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €657,000 | 192 m |
| 15 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Heights, Sandyford | May 2025 | €705,000 | 198 m |
| 39 Mount Eagle Court, Leopardstown Hts, Leopardstown Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €605,000 | 206 m |
| 2 Sandyford Hall Crescent, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €715,500 | 224 m |
| Apartment 10, El - Pinar, Kilgobbin Road | Feb 2025 | €480,000 | 244 m |
| 7 Tapton, Murphystown Road, Sandyford | Sept 2025 | €685,500 | 246 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 received2 December 2014
- Decision issued4 February 2015
In the area
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- Granted70 m away
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