Former Blakes & Esmonde Motors site, The Hill, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
Retention of a free-standing V-shaped advertising sign for a period of one year.
D20A/0402 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 June 2020
- Reference
- D20A/0402
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 11 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a free-standing, V-shaped frame and panelled advertising sign. The sign is 3.17 metres wide and 4.55 metres high, fronting onto a road junction, and is requested for a temporary period of one year.
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission. The development consists of the retention of one 3.17 metre wide, 4.55 metre high, v-shape frame and panelled, free standing advertising sign, fronting onto the junction of lower kilmacud road and the ill, for a period of one year.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Linden Lea Park, Stillorgan | Jul 2025 | €925,000 | 166 m |
| Apt 7 Wolverstone, Stillorgan Park Avenue, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €633,000 | 171 m |
| 19 Linden Lea Park, Stillorgan, Dublin | May 2025 | €820,000 | 187 m |
| Arkglen, 2 Glenalbyn Rd, Stillorgan | Dec 2025 | €520,000 | 200 m |
| Apartment 2 Amberley Court, Stillorgan Park Avenue, Stillorgan | Apr 2025 | €665,000 | 214 m |
| 4 Ard Lorcain Grove, Stillorgan, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 215 m |
| 3 Ard Lorcain Grove, Stillorgan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €630,000 | 215 m |
| 5 Ard Lorcain Grove, Stillorgan, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €635,000 | 215 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 June 2020
- Decision issued30 July 2020
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