The Blue Light, Barnacullia, Sandyford, D18PF72
Retention of a car park ramp and permission to upgrade the car park and extend the beer garden at The Blue Light pub.
D25A/0236/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 25 March 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0236/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 25 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention for a vehicular access ramp and gravelled area forming an upper car park. It also seeks permission to upgrade this car park to 24 spaces with new surfacing, railings, stairs, and to extend the existing beer garden to the south.
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
Planning retention for vehicular access ramp and gravelled area to rear of site forming the rear upper carpark, planning permission for upgrading of upper car park with 24 spaces, with new surface finish to proposed upper car park and to existing vehicle access ramp with new pedestrian access stairs up to the car park with new 1100mm high black iron railings to match existing to eastern boundary of proposed car park, also planning permission for extending the beer garden to the south of the existing beer garden and all ancillary works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“B To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture.”
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnacullia, Sandyford, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €600,000 | 106 m |
| Stone Haven, Barnacullia, Sandyford | Aug 2025 | €225,000 | 165 m |
| The Cottage, Barnacullia, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €725,000 | 185 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 received25 March 2025
- Decision due19 May 2025
- Decision issued19 May 2025
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