7-9, Sweetman's Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use from a taxi cab service to a residential dwelling, including a first-floor rear extension.
D17A/0492 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 May 2017
- Reference
- D17A/0492
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 May 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of the property from a taxi cab service to a domestic dwelling. The development includes internal wall modifications, new ground-floor rear openings, and the construction of a first-floor extension over an existing single-storey rear section.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development at this site. Permission is sought for a change of use from taxi cab service to domestic dwelling. Permission to include the demolition/construction of some internal walls on both floors. New openings on ground floor to rear open space. The erection of a first floor extension over part of existing single storey extension to rear and all ancillary site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“DC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use district 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 13 December 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Temple Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €595,000 | 50 m |
| 32a Temple Road, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 64 m |
| 4 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €485,000 | 74 m |
| 16 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock | May 2025 | €490,000 | 74 m |
| 20 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €503,000 | 74 m |
| 24 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €494,000 | 74 m |
| 28 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 74 m |
| 45 Les Buissonnets, Blackrock, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €455,000 | 105 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 May 2017
- Decision issued24 July 2017
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