Violet House, Main Street, Shankill, Co Dublin
Change of use from office to retail and ancillary use.
D15A/0133 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 May 2015
- Reference
- D15A/0133
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 May 2015
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission for a change of use of Violet House from its current office use to retail and associated ancillary use.
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 a change of use from office use to retail/ancillary use.
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 3 August 2015.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Kevin's, Lower Road, Shankill | Aug 2025 | €360,000 | 43 m |
| 5 Osprey Court, Dublin Road, Shankill Dublin 18 | May 2026 | €420,000 | 48 m |
| 9 The Bridge Apts, Shankill, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €216,000 | 103 m |
| Apt 25, The Bridge, Dublin Rd Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 114 m |
| Apt 19 The Bridge, Dublin Rd, Shankill Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €425,000 | 114 m |
| Apt 43, The Bridge, Dublin Rd | Aug 2025 | €430,000 | 126 m |
| Apartment 51, The Bridge, Shankill | Nov 2025 | €550,000 | 126 m |
| Hillview Cottage, Lower Rd, Shankill Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €470,000 | 129 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 received7 May 2015
- Decision issued2 June 2015
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Demolition of existing two storey Auctioneers premises and provision of new 3-storey (with third storey in…
Anne Kelly Auctioneers, Violet House and Gremma House Solutions, Main Street, Shankill, Co. Dublin.
D06A/0366Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Jul 2006Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use from office use to dental surgery, including internal alterations
1st Floor, Violet House, Main Street, Shankill, Co. Dublin
D16A/0344Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 May 2016Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Retention of metal railing 2.0m high and gates up to 2.34m high to the rear yard area and metal railings up…
1 & 2, Dublin Road At The Junction Of, Lower Road, Shankill, Dublin
D08B/0249Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Apr 2008Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use of first floor from office to residential - to comprise 2 no. x two…
Dublin Road, Shankill, Dublin 18 D18 H6E4
D20A/0696Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Sept 2020Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission is sought for provision of Off Licence (6.2sqm) subsidiary to the main Retail Use
Spar Retail Unit, Main Street, Shankill, Co. Dublin
D15A/0811Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Dec 2015Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for Retention of — Change of Use of first floor unit from shop (hairdressing salon) to residential…
Unit above Spar, Main Street, Shankill, Co Dublin
D19A/0423Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jun 2019Retention
- Refused30 m away
First floor extension to rear of SPAR Retail Unit
Spar, Main Street, Shankill, Co. Dublin
D03A/0753Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Aug 2003Extension
- Granted40 m away
2/3 storey mixed use building consisting of retail unit, bike store and bin store at ground level, 3 no. 2…
Eircom Telephone Exchange, Dublin Road, Shankill, Co. Dublin
D03A/0915Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Dec 2003Apartments
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for the change of use from retail use to office/retail
2D William Street West , Galway
18228Galway CityLodged 13 Jul 2018
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for the change of use from a retail unit to office
No 2D William Street West , Galway
18118Galway CityLodged 13 Apr 2018
- GrantedChange of use
Permission to change the use of existing premises from retail/office space
Enniscorthy, Enniscorthy Urban
20240120WexfordLodged 7 Feb 2024
- GrantedRetention
Permission for Change of Use from commercial to retail
9, Anglesea Buildings, Upper George's Street, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D14A/0142Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Jul 2014
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for a Change of Use from present office use to proposed retail use, no physical external changes…
1 Cranford Centre, Montrose, Stillorgan Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4
D16A/0710Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Sept 2016
- GrantedChange of use
Permission for the change of use from retail/office to retail/residential
Enniscorthy, Enniscorthy Urban
20221330WexfordLodged 11 Oct 2022
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.