Mercury House, Ravens Rock Rd, Sandyford Business District, D18 XH79
Office expansion and facade improvements at Mercury House.
D21A/0479 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 March 2022
- Reference
- D21A/0479
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert ground floor storage into offices, install a new first-floor mezzanine for extra office space, and upgrade welfare facilities. External works include facade improvements and replacing a roller shutter with a glazed wall.
- Storeys
- 2
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: change of use of the existing stores area at ground floor to offices and ancillary accommodation and the introduction of a mezzanine at first floor to provide additional office space and minor alterations at all floors to improve welfare facilities. B. External works to improve the appearance of the building including improvements to the facade, alterations to the main entrance and the replacement of a roller shutter to the north east with a glazed wall. C. General improveme...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A2 To provide for the creation of sustainable residential neighbourhoods and preserve and protect residential amenity.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 124 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | May 2025 | €495,000 | 243 m |
| 121 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €485,000 | 243 m |
| 95 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €362,000 | 268 m |
| Apt 97, The Forum, Sandyford | Jun 2025 | €488,000 | 268 m |
| 99 The Forum, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Oct 2025 | €531,000 | 268 m |
| 74 The Forum, Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Apr 2026 | €530,000 | 280 m |
| Apt 22 Ballymoss Rd, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €485,000 | 290 m |
| 48 The Forum, Ballymoss Road, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €477,000 | 294 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 received3 March 2022
- Decision issued21 March 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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- Invalid60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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- Granted70 m away
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D02A/0687Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Jul 2002Change of use
- Granted80 m away
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