Units 1 & 2, The Magic Carpet Centre, Old Bray Road, Cornelscourt, Dublin 18, D18 K576, D18 TC94
Change of use and amalgamation of two units from a credit union and retail space into a funeral home.
D24A/1020/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 19 December 2024
- Reference
- D24A/1020/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of Units 1 and 2 from a credit union with ancillary offices and retail use to a funeral home. The works will include the amalgamation of both units, a new shopfront with externally illuminated signage, and associated internal and external alterations.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for development consisting of the change of use of existing units from credit union with ancillary offices and retail use to use as a funeral home for the direction of funerals with ancillary spaces, the amalgamation of units 1 & 2, new shopfront with externally illuminated signage, associated elevational alterations and associated internal alterations to the units all at units 1 & 2, the magic carpet centre, old bray road, cornelscourt, dublin 18, d18 tc94 & d18 k576
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 |
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 received19 December 2024
- Decision due21 February 2025
- Decision issued14 February 2025
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
Change of use from a Credit Union to a Nail & Brow Bar at Unit 1 (ground and first floors) and Unit 2 (first…
Unit 1, Magic Carpet Centre, Old Bray Road, Dublin 18, D18TC94
D23A/0248Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Jul 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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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
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission to change the use of the ground floor from a Credit Union (Class — to a retail premises (Class1).…
Unit 1, Magic Carpet Centre, Cornelscourt, D18TC94
D22A/0164Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Jun 2022Change 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
- 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
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
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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