8 Railway Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin A96 D3K2
Change of use from a retail shop to a professional service or office, including new signage.
D18A/0698 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 July 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0698
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a material change of use of a retail shop unit to a professional service/office. The development will also include changes to the existing signage and the installation of a new projecting sign.
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 a material change of use from a retail shop unit to a professional service/office. This will include a change in the existing signage and the installation of a projecting sign.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 11 March 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 27 March 2019.
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardross, Sorrento Rd, Dalkey | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 9 m |
| 16 Railway Rd, Dalkey, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €1,585,000 | 33 m |
| Dalkey Garda Station, 6 Sorrento Road, Dalkey | May 2026 | €2,150,000 | 54 m |
| 96 Sorrento Rd, Dalkey, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 142 m |
| 1 Derrynane Terrace, Dalkey, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €1,295,000 | 160 m |
| The Octagon, Ardeevin Road, Dalkey | Oct 2025 | €1,440,000 | 195 m |
| 4 The Mews, St Patricks Rd, Dalkey | Mar 2026 | €710,000 | 205 m |
| 3 Tempe Terrace, Rockfort Avenue, Dalkey | Jun 2025 | €3,600,000 | 207 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 received19 July 2018
- Decision issued11 September 2018
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