RefusedCommercialDecided 18 July 2016

Site of former Kiely's Public House, Deerpark Road, North Avenue and Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin

Demolition of a former pub to build a large four-to-five storey mixed-use building with retail units, a gym, and a cafe.

D16A/0370 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 24 May 2016

Reference: D16A/0370
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 24 May 2016

Summary

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The development proposes demolishing the former Kiely's Public House building. It will be replaced by a 15,800 square metre mixed-use building, standing four to five storeys tall over a multi-level basement, featuring retail units, a gym, a cafe, and customer parking.

Commercialdemolitionretailmixed useredevelopment

Storeys: 5
Floor area: 15,800 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the demolition of the existing four storey building containing the pub and café/restaurant and the construction of a four to five storey mixed use building of 15,800 sqm gross floor space, over a one to three level basement (from deerpark road datum). The building will have parking for retail customers (113 cars) at level
3, 1 retail unit (1,300 sqm) 1 service yard and ancillary facilities, 1 gymnasium (350 sqm) and 1 café (265 sqm) at level
2, 3 further retail units (totalli

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective NCDC

“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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
57 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€1,563,880	41 m
58 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€1,550,660	78 m
56 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€1,475,771	85 m
55 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT	Nov 2025	€1,585,903	91 m
45 Greenfield Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin	Nov 2025	€1,390,000	146 m
49 The Rise, Mount Merrion, Blackrock	Sept 2025	€1,305,000	156 m
Seven Churches, Glendalough, Co Wicklow	Sept 2025	€351,000	176 m
47 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Blackrock	Mar 2025	€800,000	216 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 received24 May 2016
Decision issued18 July 2016
Appeal submitted12 August 2016
Appeal decided15 December 2016

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