Unit 5 Histon House, Cornelscourt, County Dublin, D18KN53
Change of use from a retail unit to a coffee shop with an ancillary takeaway facility.
D23A/0412 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 21 June 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0412
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of Unit 5 from retail to a coffee shop with an ancillary takeaway facility. The application also includes the replacement of existing fascia and projecting signage with new internally illuminated signage.
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 1). The change of use from retail use to coffee shop use with ancillary take away facility, 2). The replacement of the existing fascia and projecting signage with new internally illuminated signage, and 3). All associated site works
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 May 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 1 July 2024.
Notified floor area: 647 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lothlorien, Mart Lane, Foxrock | Feb 2025 | €1,600,000 | 103 m |
| 3 Bray Rd, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €905,000 | 135 m |
| 7 Gort Na Mona Dr, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Jun 2025 | €877,500 | 159 m |
| 1 To 32 Goirt�n Murrough, Dublin Roadprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €11,596,998 | 194 m |
| 2 Cornelscourt Hill Rd, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Aug 2025 | €1,100,000 | 220 m |
| 116 South Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €1,365,000 | 226 m |
| 22 St Brigids Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €530,000 | 249 m |
| 66 South Park, Foxrock, Dublin 18 | Dec 2025 | €1,143,000 | 250 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 received21 June 2023
- Decision due15 August 2023
- Decision issued3 August 2023
- Permission expiry6 September 2026
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for part change of use of an existing permitted retail unit (209.7 m2) to retail use…
Unit 5, Magic Carpet Center, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, D18KN53
D20A/0882Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Nov 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Signage with wall mounted down lighters over to illuminate shop front, roller shutters to shopfront, proposed…
Centra, Histon House, Cornelscourt Village, Dublin 18
D03A/0211Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 3 Mar 2003Commercial
- 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/C2Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 May 2025Other
- 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
- 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
- GrantedAt this site
New shop front with internally illuminated signage and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign
Unit 3, Hilson House, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18
D03A/0497Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 May 2003Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission for a change of use of second floor storage area to office use
Unit 10, Histon House, Old Bray Road, Dublin 18, D18X8N4
D23A/0085Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Apr 2023Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Modification to existing permission (D00A/0401) to provide for change of use from retail to sale of hot food…
Unit 6, Magic Carpet Centre, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18
D02A/0974Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Sept 2002Change of use
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