Unit 1, Magic Carpet Centre, Old Bray Road, Dublin 18, D18TC94
Change of use from a credit union to a nail and brow bar with new signage and a canopy.
D23A/0248 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 July 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0248
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of Unit 1 (ground and first floors) and Unit 2 (first floor) from a credit union to a nail and brow bar. The works include internal modifications for salon and training rooms, new external signage with downlighting, and a retractable canopy.
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
Change of use from a credit union to a nail & brow bar at unit 1 (ground and first floors) and unit 2 (first floor only), to include ground floor salon, first floor treatment, training and staff rooms, ancillary storage and all associated internal modifications, the application also includes external signage and overhead downlight illumination to existing shopfront, together with a retractable canopy, on front elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lothlorien, Mart Lane, Foxrock | Feb 2025 | €1,600,000 | 87 m |
| 3 Bray Rd, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €905,000 | 128 m |
| 7 Gort Na Mona Dr, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €877,500 | 156 m |
| 1 To 32 Goirt�n Murrough, Dublin Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €11,596,998 | 200 m |
| 2 Cornelscourt Hill Rd, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €1,100,000 | 224 m |
| 116 South Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €1,365,000 | 232 m |
| 22 St Brigids Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 233 m |
| 46 Cairn Hill, Westminster Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Jan 2025 | €1,540,000 | 234 m |
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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 received20 July 2023
- Decision due16 August 2023
- Decision issued14 August 2023
- Permission expiry20 September 2026
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for development consisting of the change of use of existing units from credit union with…
Units 1 & 2, The Magic Carpet Centre, Old Bray Road, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, D18 K576, D18 TC94
D24A/1020/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Dec 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use of ground floor, unit 1,from retail to credit union and of entire roof space over units 1 and 2…
Unit 1 And Over Units 1 & 2, Magic Carpet Retail Centre, Old Bray Road, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18
D03A/1229Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Dec 2003Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission to change the use of the ground floor from a Credit Union, Class 2 (a) to a Cafe premises…
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D22A/0445Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 16 Aug 2022Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission to change the use of the ground floor from a Credit Union (Class — to a retail premises (Class1).…
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D22A/0164Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Jun 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission for a change of use of second floor storage area to office use
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D23A/0085Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Apr 2023Retention
- GrantedAt this site
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D03A/0497Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 May 2003Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use of existing unit from office to retail and Retention Permission sought…
Unit 7, Histon House, Cornelscourt, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18PY76
D24A/0697Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Sept 2024Change of use
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition No.2 of Reg Ref D24A/0697
Unit 7, Histon House, Cornelscourt, Foxrock, Dublin 18, D18PY76
D24A/0697/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Mar 2025Other
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- WithdrawnChange of use
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