1-5, Ashgrove Terrace, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin, D16KD93
Subdivision and amalgamation of retail and restaurant spaces at Dundrum Town Centre.
D26A/0060/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 January 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0060/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will subdivide a former two-level retail and restaurant unit to create a ground-floor retail and cafe unit. It will also amalgamate adjacent spaces to create a single two-level restaurant and bar, complete with new signage and awnings.
- Floor area
- 1,095 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 subdivision and amalgamation of existing accommodation to create 2 new units comprising (1) subdivision of existing two level retail and restaurant/ bar/ unit (former donnybrook fair / the loft) between ground and first floors to create new ground floor retail with ancillary cafe unit for (ash01 484sqm) accessed from existing main entrances on sandyford road and pembroke square (2) amalgamation of the existing café /restaurant unit and the existing adjacent first floor restaurant floorspace to create a single restaurant/ bar (ash02 611sqm) over two levels with entrances from existing entrance on pembroke square (with proposed new awning) and secondary entrance via existing door at rear of ashgrove terrace. Permission is also sought for signage and all associated site and development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Eagle Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 14 | Aug 2025 | €615,000 | 56 m |
| 19 Ashgrove Court, Sandyford Rd, Dublin 16not full market price | Jan 2026 | €120,000 | 103 m |
| 57 Dundrum Gate, Ballinteer Rd, Dundrum Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €385,000 | 127 m |
| Apt 41, Dundrum Gate, Dundrum Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €576,000 | 146 m |
| Apt 24, Dundrum Gate, Ballinteer Rd Dublin 16 | Mar 2026 | €360,000 | 146 m |
| 18 Dundrum Gate, Ballinteer Rd, Dundrum Dublin 16 | Aug 2025 | €120,000 | 169 m |
| Apt 14, Dundrum Castle House, Ballinteer Road | Sept 2025 | €385,000 | 197 m |
| 7 Ridgeford, Sandyford Road, Dundrum | Mar 2025 | €413,000 | 201 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 January 2026
- Decision due31 March 2026
- Decision issued31 March 2026
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
Pedestrian entrance doorway in the boundary wall between the rear of no 2 Ashgrove Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin…
2 Ashgrove Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 16.
D02A/0116Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Feb 2002Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for refurbishment, amalgamation and Change of Use of 5 no. existing vacant buildings (nos. 1-5…
Site of 0.0617 ha at nos. 1-5 Ashgrove Terrace, Sandyford Road, Dundrum Town Centre, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D14A/0718Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Apr 2015Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Demolish existing single / 2 - storey outbuildings and extensions and construct a 3 no. 2-storey townhouses…
1-2, Ashgrove Terrace, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D03A/0460Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 May 2003Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development consisting of the continuance of the temporary use (5 years) previously permitted…
Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D13A/0347Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Jul 2013Other
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the continuance of the temporary use (5 years) previously permitted under D10A/0461 of the…
Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D15A/0071Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 Feb 2015Other
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development which will consist of the temporary use (for the next 5 years 2010-2015 inclusive)…
Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road, Dundrum, Dublin 16
D10A/0461Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Aug 2010Commercial
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission for development. The development will consist of the temporary use (5 years) of lands (site of…
Pembroke District, Dundrum Town Centre, Sandyford Road,Dundrum,Dublin 16 (lands to the rear of Ashgrove Terrace and rear / south of Pembroke Cottages)
D17A/0392Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 28 Apr 2017Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for development which comprises of temporary reinstatement of the site to original ground level…
The rear of No. 3-5, Ashgrove Terrace, Sandyford Road, Dundrum Town Centre, Dublin 16
D09A/0841Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Nov 2009Retention
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