Units 2B, 3A and 3B, Grange Road Retail Centre, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16
Change of use from retail to a doctors surgery and expansion of an existing pharmacy.
D17A/0283 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 March 2017
- Reference
- D17A/0283
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 March 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of part of a retail unit to a doctors surgery and amalgamate it with an adjacent unit. It also proposes the amalgamation of retail spaces to expand the existing pharmacy.
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
- Planning permission is sought for
- The change of use from retail to doctors surgery at part unit 2b and amalgamation of same with part unit 3a to form enlarged doctors surgery
- The amalgamation or retail unit 3b, part unit 3a and part unit 2b for single use by the existing pharmacy and all associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 9 November 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Heather Lawn, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €721,000 | 98 m |
| 14 Heather Lawn, Marlay Wood, Dublin 16 | Feb 2026 | €690,000 | 139 m |
| 16 Heather Lawn, Marlay Wood, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €640,000 | 142 m |
| 35 Grange Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €770,000 | 200 m |
| 22 Heather Dr, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €675,000 | 207 m |
| 2 Stonemasons Green, Heather Lawn, Ballinteer | Aug 2025 | €620,000 | 212 m |
| 31 Grange Wood, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16 | Oct 2025 | €770,000 | 214 m |
| 5 Stonemasons Green, Ballinteer, Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €635,000 | 226 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 received30 March 2017
- Decision issued16 May 2017
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