2 Park Villas, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin (access via The Playwright Car Park)
Change of use and extension of a two-storey building from residential to retail in Blackrock.
D14A/0777 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 16 March 2015
- Reference
- D14A/0777
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of an existing 173 square metre two-storey residential building to retail. It also includes a single-storey rear extension, a shopfront extension, nine new parking spaces accessed via an adjacent car park, and minor demolition works.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 387 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 of existing 2-storey building (173sqm) from residential to retail use and a single storey retail extension to rear (214 sqm) to provide two retail areas (area 1 = 237 sqm, area 2 = 57 sqm, circulation = 8 sqm). Also, 9 new car parking spaces to rear to be accessed via the playwright premises car park circulation area. Also, single storey shopfront extension to front. Also, demolition of 5 sqm of existing.
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 15 May 2015.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Ralph Mews, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €425,050 | 59 m |
| 33 Mount Albany, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock | May 2026 | €1,230,000 | 142 m |
| 19 Newtown Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €840,000 | 145 m |
| 1 Orchard Lane, Newtown Park, Blackrock | Apr 2025 | €780,000 | 148 m |
| 35 Fairyhill, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €905,000 | 159 m |
| 93 Castlebyrne Park, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2026 | €597,000 | 188 m |
| 48 Marian Park, Blackrock, County Dublin | Feb 2026 | €710,000 | 196 m |
| 29 Marian Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €560,000 | 204 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 received16 March 2015
- Decision issued8 April 2015
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
Retention of existing external shutters
Fu Moon Chinese Take-Away, 101, Newtown Park Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
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