1, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14, D14NW80
Retention of a change of use from retail to a preschool and afterschool care centre.
D23A/0698 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 November 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0698
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 7 November 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for changing the use of the original ground floor retail space into a preschool and afterschool care and activity centre. The application includes internal alterations and non-illuminated external signage.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of the existing change of use from the original ground floor retail space to new preschool and afterschool care and activity centre including internal alterations and non-illuminated external signage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, Highfield Court, Highfield Park | May 2026 | €427,000 | 49 m |
| 1 Highfield Court, Highfield Park, Dundrum Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 49 m |
| 2 The Grove, Highfield Park, Dundrum Dublin 14 | Apr 2026 | €702,000 | 78 m |
| 6 St Columbanus Rd, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €670,000 | 88 m |
| 11 St Columbanus Road, Milltown, Dublin 14 | Mar 2025 | €560,000 | 144 m |
| 19 Mulvey Park, Dundrum, Dublin 16 | Jan 2026 | €605,000 | 147 m |
| 6 Dodder Court, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14 | Feb 2026 | €645,000 | 151 m |
| 10 Westbrook Rd, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Jan 2025 | €770,000 | 163 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 received7 November 2023
- Decision due10 January 2024
- Decision issued5 January 2024
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 for retention of the existing change of use from the original ground floor retail space to new…
1, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14
D24A/0155Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Mar 2024Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for a new vehicular entrance, gates and piers from St Columbanus Road to the existing dwelling…
The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14
D22A/0761Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Oct 2022Infrastructure
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for a new vehicular entrance, gates and piers from St. Columbanus Road to dwelling house
The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14
D11A/0217Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 May 2011Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
Planning Permission is sought for 2 no.3-bedroom semi-detached houses on lands to the rear of The Lodge,…
Lands to the rear of The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14
D25A/0401Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 May 2025New dwelling
- WithdrawnAt this site
Planning Permission is sought for 2 no.3-bedroom semi-detached houses, with access from Saint Columbanus…
on lands to the rear of The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14, D14X6T4
D25A/0350Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Apr 2025New dwelling
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
2 dwellings
Site to the rear of The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14
V/040/25Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 May 2025
- Granted30 m away
Permission for a new 2-storey office/commercial building on the site of former car showrooms
3 Dundrum Road, Windy Arbour, Dublin 14
D15A/0340Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 May 2015Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Planning permission for a new vehicle etrance, gates and piers from St Columbanus Road to the existing site
Site to the rear of The Lodge, Dundrum Road, Dublin 14
D23A/0090Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Feb 2023Infrastructure
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