Planning Permission Ireland
Not exempt — permission neededAlterationsDecided 5 March 2025

28, Mount Merrion Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin (A Protected Structure)

Widening of an existing pedestrian side door on a protected structure to facilitate motorbike access.

REF2425 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 14 February 2025

Reference
REF2425
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Section 5
Received
14 February 2025

Summary

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The homeowner of a protected structure is seeking a declaration to widen an existing pedestrian side door on Sydney Avenue by 30 to 50 cm. This modification is intended to allow a motorbike to be wheeled into the rear garden for safe storage.

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Official record

Development description

The protected structure is my family home. It is bounded to the north by mount merrion avenue and to the west by sydney avenue. Its main entrance, which is pedestrian only (i. E. No driveway), is on mount merrion avenue, by way of a pedestrian gate opening onto a pedestrian pathway, running from the gate to the front hall door through the front garden. There is no off street parking. There is a pedestrian side door within the site’s boundary wall which opens on to sydney avenue (the side door), located within the boundary wall and which allows pedestrian access into the rear garden of the protected structure located on the site. Proposed change my proposal is to enlarge the existing side door by increasing its width by 30 to 50 cm to facilitate the ingress/egress of a motorbike by wheeling it through the side door, for its safe storage. There is no proposed change to the side door’s height.

Land-use zoning

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Objective ARS
A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
2 Sydney Mews, Sydney Avenue, BlackrockJun 2025€1,300,00036 m
Apt 17 Westfield, Sion Hill, Blackrock DublinJul 2025€476,000109 m
15 Brooklawn, Mount Merrion Ave, BlackrockMar 2025€875,000121 m
11 Westfield, Sion Hill, Blackrocknot full market priceJun 2026€211,218123 m
43 Mount Merrion Ave, Blackrock, DublinFeb 2025€865,000135 m
44 Westfield, Rock Rd, Sion HillJan 2025€730,000157 m
2 Rock Road Place, Blackrockprice excludes VATOct 2025€1,387,665159 m
Apt 29 Lisalea, Frascati Park, BlackrockAug 2025€515,000178 m

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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

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  1. Application received14 February 2025
  2. Decision due13 March 2025
  3. Decision issued5 March 2025

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