4 Main Street, Blackrock, Co. Dublin A94 P2P5 Works to a Protected Structure
Change of use from retail and office to a music education centre in a three-storey protected structure.
D21A/0027 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 January 2021
- Reference
- D21A/0027
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a three-storey terraced unit from retail and office use to a music education centre. Works to this protected structure include internal fitouts for lesson rooms, instrument rooms, storage, washing facilities, a reception, and rehearsal spaces.
- Storeys
- 3
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 a change of use from retail/office to retail/educational (music education centre which falls under 'place of assembly and recreation' in accordance with part b of the building regulations) to the existing 3 storey terrace unit. To include internal fitout and alteration works consisting of new lesson and instrument rooms, storage and washing facilities on the basement floor with reception, retail, rehearsal, and band rooms on the upper floors. Works will include repoin...
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 4 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 15 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 259.3 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Carraig Court, Georges Ave, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 62 m |
| 15 Carraig Court, Georges Ave, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €551,000 | 62 m |
| Killakee, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €1,520,000 | 77 m |
| 32a Temple Road, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 157 m |
| 10 Idrone Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €2,450,000 | 161 m |
| 23 Temple Rd, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €595,000 | 224 m |
| 1 Frascati Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €1,055,000 | 232 m |
| 16 Eagle Hill, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €670,000 | 264 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 received14 January 2021
- Decision issued10 March 2021
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