Irish Multiplex Cinema, Bloomfields Shopping Centre, Georges Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Internal alterations to the cinema foyer for a hot food area and retention of a 24-seat cinema screen.
D16A/0894 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 2 December 2016
- Reference
- D16A/0894
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for internal alterations to the ground floor cinema foyer to construct a hot food sales area and seating. It also seeks retention permission for a 24-seater cinema screen built within a first-floor void space. No external changes are proposed.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the following; a) planning permission for the internal alterations to the existing ground floor cinema foyer, alterations include for the construction of a hot food sales area and adjoining seated area. B) retention permission for a 24 seater cinema screen constructed within a void space on the existing first floor. Works described are located internally and no alterations have been made or are proposed to the external facade of the building under this application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110a Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €302,950 | 49 m |
| 16 The Crofton, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €495,000 | 108 m |
| Apartment No 23 The Crofton, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2026 | €340,000 | 108 m |
| 7 Wellington St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €860,000 | 114 m |
| 91b Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 140 m |
| 5 York Court, York Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2026 | €885,000 | 141 m |
| Apt 8 St Helens Court, Lower George St, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 152 m |
| 22 St Helen's Court, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Sept 2025 | €535,000 | 152 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 received2 December 2016
- Decision issued30 January 2017
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