118, Rock Road, Booterstown, County Dublin
Conversion of a vacant two-storey office building into student accommodation with 12 bedspaces.
D26A/0176/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 20 February 2026
- Reference
- D26A/0176/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a 253 sqm vacant office building to student accommodation. It includes building a 29.2 sqm first-floor rear extension, internal alterations, and providing bicycle parking, bin storage, and communal open space.
- Storeys
- 2
- Floor area
- 282 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of: a) the change of use of an existing vacant two-storey office building (253 sqm) to student accommodation, providing 12 no. Bedspaces, including associated communal kitchen, dining, living, and area (c. 51 sqm), with 3 no. Bedrooms (1 no. Accessible ensuite) at ground floor level and 9 no. Bedrooms at first floor level served by shared bathroom facilities. B) the construction of a rear extension at first-floor level (c. 29.2 sqm), together with internal reconfiguration works necessary to facilitate the proposed student accommodation use providing a total gross floor area of 282.1 sqm. C) reconfiguration of area to the front of the building including removal of sections of the existing plinth/railing to provide of 2 no access ramps, bicycle parking and bin storage. D) the provision of ancillary facilities, including external communal open space to the rear (152.5 sqm) and 12 no. Covered cycle parking to the front. E) all associated site development works, including landscaping, drainage, external plant room to the rear (c. 13 sqm) with green roof and all services infrastructure to facilitate the development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Grotto Place, Booterstown, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €500,000 | 56 m |
| 4 Booterstown Court 126, Booterstown, Rock Rd | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 59 m |
| 2 Grotto Place, Booterstown, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €1,100,000 | 70 m |
| 6 Grotto Place, Booterstown, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €950,000 | 83 m |
| 2 Booterstown Hall, Booterstown Ave, Blackrock | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 92 m |
| 35 Castlecourt, Booterstown, Blackrock | Nov 2025 | €875,000 | 99 m |
| 49 Castlecourt, Booterstown, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,360,000 | 125 m |
| 50 Castle Court, Booterstown, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,150,000 | 126 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 received20 February 2026
- Decision due12 June 2026
- Decision issued9 June 2026
- Appeal submitted30 June 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
Permission for change of use from Office use to music Academy educational use
118 Rock Road, Booterstown, Blackrock Co. Dublin
D24A/0714Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 11 Sept 2024Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is being sought for development. The development will consist of change of use from office use to…
120, Rock Road, Booterstown, Co. Dublin
D17A/1048Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Nov 2017Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Retention of 1 no. backlit advertising sign fixed to gable wall of existing public house
The Old Punchbowl Public House, Rock Road, Blackrock,, Co. Dublin.
D03A/0658Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Jul 2003Retention
- RefusedAt this site
1 no. front-lit advertising sign fixed, to gable wall of existing public house
The Old Punchbowl Public House, Rock Road, Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
D04A/0154Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Feb 2004Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Retention permission for 1 no. backlit advertising sign fixed to gable wall of existing Public House
The Old Punch Bowl Public House, Rock Road Blackrock, Co.Dublin
D02A/1057Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Oct 2002Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought. The proposed development will comprise of the change of use from office use to…
122, Rock Road, Booterstown, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
D17A/0758Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Aug 2017Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for demolition, alteration and extension works. The application comprises the demolition of the 2…
3 Booterstown Avenue, Booterstown, Co Dublin (A Protected Structure)
D17A/0638Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Jul 2017Extension
- Granted30 m away
Permission for a single storey garage at the side of the existing house and associated site development works…
3, Booterstown Avenue, Blackrock, Co Dublin, (A Protected Structure)
D20A/0851Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 18 Nov 2020Extension
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