Site of 0.018 hectares, Black Vanilla Concepts and Barking Mad, Brookfield Terrace, Blackrock, County Dublin, A94 H1F9
Retention of a partial change of use from light industrial to a pet boutique and first-floor infill in Blackrock.
D21A/0059 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 29 April 2021
- Reference
- D21A/0059
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 29 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of 43 square metres of ground floor space from light industrial to a retail pet boutique. The application also seeks to retain 43 square metres of first-floor infill space and two illuminated signs.
- Floor area
- 86 m²
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
Retention permission for development. The development consists of the retention of the change of use of part of ground floor level (c. 43sqm) from light industrial to retail. The retail use comprises a specialist pet boutique. Retention permission is also sought for c. 43sqm of internal floor space at first floor level (infill of previous void) associated with the extant light industrial use. The application also seeks retention of 2no. New externally illuminated signs. The signage comprises o...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“E To provide for economic development and employment.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Prince Edward Terrace Upper, Carysfort Ave, Blackrock | May 2025 | €2,750,000 | 58 m |
| 26 Brookfield Terrace, Blackrock, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €762,000 | 64 m |
| 41 Brookfield Place, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €585,000 | 89 m |
| 2 Avondale Lawn, Carysfort Ave, Blackrock | Apr 2026 | €930,000 | 103 m |
| 10b 'loreto', Rear Of Prince Edward Terrace, Blackrock | Jun 2025 | €1,300,000 | 131 m |
| 27 Brookfield Court, Brookfieldprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €339,162 | 141 m |
| 23 Brookfield Court, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €347,974 | 155 m |
| 90 Brookfield Court, Brookfield, Kilbarryprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €330,352 | 155 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 April 2021
- Decision issued21 May 2021
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