Blackrock College Rugby Football Club (BCRFC), Lands adjoining Stradbrook House and Somerset House, Stradbrook Road, Mountashton, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Amendments to vehicular and pedestrian access and reorganisation of parking at Blackrock College RFC.
D22A/0847 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 12 April 2023
- Reference
- D22A/0847
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of amendments to the existing vehicular and pedestrian access onto Stradbrook Road. It will provide a new access road to Stradbrook House and Somerset House, alongside reorganising parking to provide 147 car spaces.
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of: amendments to existing vehicular/pedestrian access arrangements onto stradbrook road to provide a new vehicular/pedestrian access to stradbrook house and somerset house, and the provision of an associated internal access road (and security gate) connecting to bcrfc, the reorganisation and provision of car parking on the site, to provide for 147 no. Car parking spaces (including 12 no. Car parking spaces for use by the existing childcare facility and ...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“F To preserve and provide for open space with ancillary active recreational amenities.”
National zoning type: Open space, park
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Windsor Park, Monkstown, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €845,000 | 148 m |
| 20 Wynberg Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €900,000 | 176 m |
| 34 Windsor Park, Monkstown, Dublinprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €1,220,264 | 178 m |
| 57 The Pines, Rockbrook Manor, Stradbrook Rd | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 190 m |
| 99 Rockford Manor, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock | Jul 2026 | €745,000 | 197 m |
| 11 Brook Court, Monkstown, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €906,027 | 198 m |
| 32 Windsor Park, Stradbrook Rd, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €845,000 | 206 m |
| 43 Ashton Park, Monkstown, Blackrock | Jan 2026 | €1,200,000 | 216 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received12 April 2023
- Decision issued1 June 2023
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