Newtown Lodge, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin, A94D2N0
Change of use of a lodge to an art gallery and establishment of a coffee dock in the garden of a protected structure.
D24A/0103/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 February 2024
- Reference
- D24A/0103/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks the retention of two roof windows in the lodge and a change of use from a two-bedroom residential unit to a 51.7 sqm art gallery. It also proposes a coffee dock with seating and landscaping in the walled front garden of Newtown House, which is a protected structure.
- Floor area
- 52 m²
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
The development will consist of the retention of two velux windows within the front roof slope of the lodge; and the change of use of the lodge from a two bedroom single storey accommodation unit into an art gallery of 51.7sqm; and the establishment of a coffee dock with associated seating areas and landscaping works within the walled front garden of newtown house (a protected structure) with pedestrian access to the gallery and coffee dock through the existing pedestrian gate within the boundary wall from newtown avenue.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Newtown Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €880,000 | 11 m |
| 3 Seapoint Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €2,315,000 | 76 m |
| 25 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,742,710 | 80 m |
| 9 Maretimo Terrace, Newtown Avenue, Blackrock | May 2026 | €980,000 | 116 m |
| 37 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €930,000 | 119 m |
| Ferndale, 40 Maretimo Gardens East, Blackrock | Mar 2026 | €720,000 | 133 m |
| 7 Temple Park Ave, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,440,000 | 154 m |
| St Marys, Tobernea Terrace, Seapoint Ave | Feb 2026 | €620,000 | 178 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 received23 February 2024
- Decision due18 April 2024
- Decision issued17 April 2024
In the area
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- Granted40 m away
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