Site of 0.112ha approx. at Unit R-A5R1, The Plaza, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford, Dublin 18
Change of use from retail to a 1,120 sqm leisure facility with a new mezzanine floor at Beacon South Quarter.
D18A/0171 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 February 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0171
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a retail unit into a leisure facility. The development includes internal alterations to create challenge zones, reception, briefing rooms, a 360 sqm mezzanine floor, and new external signage.
- Floor area
- 1,120 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 the change of use of unit r-a5ri from the existing permitted retail use to a leisure facility (1,120 sqm); internal alterations to provide challenge zones, a reception, briefing rooms, a waiting area, ancillary offices and a staff room including the provision of a mezzanine floor (360 sqm). The development will also include the provision of signage to the north-western, north-eastern and south-eastern façades (4 no. Signs measuring 15.3 sqm in total); provision of window decal...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MIC To consolidate and complete the development of the mixed use inner core to enhance and reinforce sustainable development.”
National zoning type: Other mix of 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 101, Cubes 8, Beacon South Quarter | Jun 2025 | €481,000 | 17 m |
| 602 The Cubes 6, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €430,000 | 17 m |
| 400 The Cubes, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €462,000 | 27 m |
| Apt 206 Cube 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 60 m |
| Apt 204 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quater, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 60 m |
| 109 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €420,000 | 60 m |
| 309 The Cubes 1, South Beacon Quarter, Sandyford | May 2025 | €370,000 | 60 m |
| 507 Cubes 1, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €445,000 | 60 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received23 February 2018
- Decision issued29 January 2019
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