Innovation House, 3 Arkle Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18. Lands bounded by Blackthorn Road to the east, Blackthorn Avenue to the North, Arkle Road to the west and Microsoft Offices to the south (0.6755Ha)
Demolition of a two-storey office building to construct a new six-storey over basement office development.
D15A/0827 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 June 2016
- Reference
- D15A/0827
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 June 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of an existing 2,490 sqm two-storey office building. It will be replaced by a six-storey over basement office development with a gross floor area of 21,099 sqm across three blocks.
- Storeys
- 6
- Floor area
- 21,099 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the demolition of the existing 2 storey office building (2,490 sqm) and the construction of a 6 storey over basement office building with a gross floor area of 21,099 sqm. The accommodation will consist of office and ancillary accommodation over six levels in three blocks designed for single or multiple tenancies. Blocks a, b and c (measuring 4,221 sqm, 7,716 sqm and 8,327 sqm respectively) have independent entrances on the northern elevation to blackthorn avenue. The ground fl...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MOC To provide for a mix of uses. Which complements the inner core, but with less retail and residential and more emphasis on employment and services.”
National zoning type: Other mix of uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 22 Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €485,000 | 195 m |
| 124 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €495,000 | 206 m |
| 121 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 206 m |
| 44 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €465,000 | 210 m |
| 48 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €477,000 | 210 m |
| 74 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €530,000 | 222 m |
| 95 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €362,000 | 227 m |
| Apt 97, The Forum, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €488,000 | 227 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received13 June 2016
- Decision issued6 July 2016
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