RefusedChange of useDecided 1 May 2018

Dwarf Oak Shopping Centre, Church Road, Ballybrack Village, Co Dublin

Change of use from a furniture shop to a Montessori and after-school care facility in Ballybrack.

D18A/0204 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 March 2018

Reference: D18A/0204
Authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 8 March 2018

Summary

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The application seeks a change of use for a recently sub-divided portion of the ground floor of a two-storey furniture shop. The space will be converted into a Montessori and after-school care facility.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Permission for a change of use for a portion of the ground floor recently sub-divided (planning reg. Ref. D16a/0938) two storey furniture shop from furniture shop to a montessori and after school care.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective NCDC

“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Unit 3a Dwarf Oaks (apt), Church Rd, Ballybrack	Jan 2025	€200,000	3 m
31 Church Road, Ballybrack Co Dublin	Jan 2025	€400,000	50 m
31 Daleview Park, Ballybrack, Glenagearynot full market price	Mar 2025	€300,000	55 m
2 Dale View, Ballybrack, Dublin	Jan 2025	€413,500	59 m
16 Daleview, Ballybrack, Dublin	Mar 2025	€465,000	98 m
1 Mountain Villa, Churchroad, Killiney	Oct 2025	€720,000	121 m
4 Mountain View Road, Killiney, Co Dublin	Apr 2026	€550,000	125 m
5 Mountain View Road, Killiney, Co. Dublin	Dec 2025	€500,000	127 m

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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.

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Application received8 March 2018
Decision issued1 May 2018

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