57, Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use from a takeaway sandwich bar to a restaurant with an outdoor dining terrace.
D18A/0439 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 May 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0439
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a ground floor takeaway sandwich and salad bar into a restaurant. Works include removing a metal gate and shutter, installing a new front door, external signage, and landscaping the rear garden into a covered dining terrace with a wood-fire pizza oven.
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 is sought for the change of use at ground floor level from takeaway sandwich - salad bar to restaurant. The proposed works will comprise removal of existing metal gate and shutter, construction of new front door, external signage, minor internal alterations and the landscaping of the rear garden area into an outdoor covered dining terrace with wood fire pizza oven.
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 8 November 2018.
Notified floor area: 77 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32a Temple Road, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 18 m |
| 23 Temple Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €595,000 | 68 m |
| 10 Idrone Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €2,450,000 | 96 m |
| 4 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €485,000 | 141 m |
| 16 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Avenue, Blackrock | May 2025 | €490,000 | 141 m |
| 24 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €494,000 | 141 m |
| 20 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €503,000 | 141 m |
| 28 Frascati Hall, Sweetmans Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €495,000 | 141 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 May 2018
- Decision issued3 July 2018
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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- InvalidAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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