Unit 34, Three Rock Road, Sandyford Industrial Estate, Dublin 18
Retention of laboratory and storage uses, and permission for office extensions in Sandyford.
D17A/0178 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 March 2017
- Reference
- D17A/0178
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 1 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for changing part of a warehouse to laboratories and for additional first-floor storage. It also seeks permission for new first-floor offices, changing ground floor storage to laboratory use, and installing an external fire escape stairs.
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 is sought for alterations to elevations at front, side and rear of property, retention of change of use of part warehouse area to laboratories, retention of additional first floor storage areas, permission for additional first floor office areas, permission for change of use of part ground floor storage to laboratory use, permission for construction of external fire escape stairs on rear elevation and for removal of storm porch on front elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A2 To provide for the creation of sustainable residential neighbourhoods and preserve and protect residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other 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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 12 December 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 January 2019.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 602 The Cubes 6, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €430,000 | 196 m |
| Apartment 101, Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter | Jun 2025 | €481,000 | 196 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 211 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 211 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 211 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 211 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 211 m |
| 207 Block A1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €429,000 | 211 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 received1 March 2017
- Decision issued25 April 2017
In the area
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