Site of c.2.92 ha Rockbrook, Sandyford Business Estate, Dublin 18. The site is bounded by Carmanhall Road to the south and Blackthorn Drive to the west and north
Completion of a major development to provide 492 apartments across three 14-storey blocks, with retail, cafe, and crèche units.
D16A/0697 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 February 2017
- Reference
- D16A/0697
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 February 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to complete a previously permitted development, delivering three 14-storey residential blocks containing 492 apartments. The scheme also includes a retail unit, a cafe, a crèche with an outdoor play area, and modifications to a three-level basement providing 1,551 car spaces.
- Residential units
- 492
- Storeys
- 14
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 completion of the development (as originally permitted under d05a/1159) and will provide for the following: 3no. 14 storey residential blocks comprising a total of 492 no. Apartments (410 no. 2-beds and 82no. 1-beds ranging in size from c. 51 sqm. To c. 89 sqm. ). 1 no. Retail unit (c. 152sq. M. ), 1 no. Cafe (c. 148sq. M. ) and 1 no. Crèche (c. 374sq. M. ) with outdoor play area at block
- Modifications to and completion of basement (3 levels) now providing a total of 1,551 car spaces
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 189 Grand Central, Rockbrook, Carmanhall Rd Dublin 18 | Mar 2026 | €535,000 | 28 m |
| Apt.107, Grande Central, Sandyford | Jul 2025 | €585,000 | 42 m |
| 98 Grand Central, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €521,000 | 53 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 58 m |
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 73 m |
| 122 Lakelands Close, Kilmacud, Stillorgan | Jan 2025 | €780,000 | 154 m |
| Apt 632 The Cubes 7, Beacon South Quarter, Blackthorn Rd Dublin 18 | Sept 2025 | €335,000 | 169 m |
| 65 Lakelands Close, Kilmacud, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €715,000 | 190 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 received3 February 2017
- Decision issued30 March 2017
- Appeal submitted25 April 2017
- Appeal decided28 September 2017
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