Unit 50, Blackrock Shopping Centre, Rock Hill, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a retail unit to a restaurant at Blackrock Shopping Centre, including new signage.
D24A/1000/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 17 December 2024
- Reference
- D24A/1000/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of Unit 50, measuring approximately 34 square metres, from retail to restaurant. The development will also include new backlit shopfront and projecting signage.
- Floor area
- 34 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 change of use of unit 50 (c. 34 sqm) from ‘retail’ to ‘restaurant’ and associated shopfront signage including backlit banner signage zone (1.92 sqm) and backlit double-sided projecting sign (0.5 sqm).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“DC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use district 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killakee, Torquay Rd, Foxrock Dublin 18 | Apr 2025 | €1,520,000 | 54 m |
| 15 Carraig Court, Georges Ave, Blackrock | Oct 2025 | €551,000 | 79 m |
| 17 Carraig Court, Georges Ave, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €330,000 | 79 m |
| 1 Frascati Park, Blackrock, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €1,055,000 | 159 m |
| 16 Eagle Hill, Blackrock, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €670,000 | 223 m |
| 20 Lisalea, Frascati Park, Blackrock | Jul 2026 | €502,290 | 224 m |
| Apt 29 Lisalea, Frascati Park, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €515,000 | 224 m |
| 32a Temple Road, Blackrock, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €275,000 | 228 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received17 December 2024
- Decision due19 February 2025
- Decision issued11 February 2025
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