52 Sandycove Road, Sandycove, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin (located within the original curtilage of Burdett House, No 1 Burdett Avenue, which is a Protected Structure)
New first floor apartment and partial change of use from commercial to residential.
D18A/0028 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 January 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0028
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 January 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new one-bedroom first floor residential unit with a floor area of 61.5 square meters. It also includes a partial change of use of 8 square meters of the ground floor from commercial to residential.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 62 m²
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 proposed one bedroom first floor residential unit with a floor area of 61.5 sqm and overall height of 7.62m with no. 2 roof lights to the front and no. 2 roof lights to the rear with pedestrian access from the ground floor with elevational alterations and 9.9 sqm of open space to the west side at first floor and part change of use of ground floor, 8 sqm from commercial to residential.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Gowran Hall, Ballygihen Ave, Sandycove | Feb 2025 | €635,000 | 63 m |
| 13 Gowran Hall, Ballyghien Avenue, Sandycove | Apr 2026 | €580,000 | 63 m |
| 11 Gowran Hall, Ballygihen Ave, Sandycove | Aug 2025 | €166,666 | 63 m |
| Apt 6, Brighton House, Sandycove Rd | Dec 2025 | €525,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 8 - Brighton House, Brighton Terrace, Sandycove | Aug 2025 | €683,000 | 72 m |
| 3 Albert Court, Sandycove, Dublin | May 2025 | €460,000 | 98 m |
| 8 Ballygihen, Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €400,000 | 102 m |
| 3 Marine Ave, Sandycove, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,850,000 | 102 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 received11 January 2018
- Decision issued7 March 2018
- Appeal submitted28 March 2018
- Appeal decided20 August 2018
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