Fern Dean Nursing Home & Rockford House, Dean's Grange Road, Blackrock, Co Dublin
Partial demolition and construction of a two-to-three storey extension to provide 24 nursing home bedrooms.
D19A/0430 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 September 2019
- Reference
- D19A/0430
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 September 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of a two-storey rear return of Rockford House and the reconfiguration of office space into nursing home accommodation. A new two-to-three storey extension will connect Rockford House to the existing Fern Dean Nursing Home, adding 24 bedrooms.
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Official record
Development description
Permission for demolition of 2-storey rear return of rockford house and internal reconfiguration of remaining office floorspace to provide nursing home accommodation. Construction of 2-3 storey extension to rear of rockford house to connect to the existing nursing home, rockford house and proposed extension to accommodate 24 no. Nursing home bedrooms (24 bed spaces) and communal rooms. Loss of 2 bedrooms within existing nursing home to provide connections to extension, resulting in a net ad...
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
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Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 23 June 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 6 September 2021.
Notified floor area: 1,121.46 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Errigal, 1 Rowan Park Ave, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €1,300,000 | 46 m |
| 4 Rowan Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €980,000 | 81 m |
| 49 Rockville Crescent, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €920,000 | 103 m |
| 18 Rowan Park Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €1,250,000 | 144 m |
| 12 Rockford Park, Blackrock, Co Dublinnot full market price | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 152 m |
| 53 Rockville Dr, Newtownpark Ave, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €1,050,000 | 153 m |
| Ard Cloc, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €915,000 | 179 m |
| Cuan, Stradbrook Road, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €1,565,000 | 179 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 received23 September 2019
- Decision issued14 October 2019
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