63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin
Section 5 application for a change of use from food preparation retail to a café/restaurant.
REF8826 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 10 June 2026
- Reference
- REF8826
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 10 June 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThis Section 5 application seeks to formalise the change of use from food preparation retail to a café/restaurant. The premises has been operating as a sit-down café/restaurant since 2012.
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
Change of use from (food preparation) retail to café/restaurant. It has been operating as a sit down café/restaurant since 2012.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Blackrock | Mar 2025 | €800,000 | 88 m |
| 55 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €1,585,903 | 127 m |
| 56 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Apr 2026 | €1,475,771 | 130 m |
| 58 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €1,550,660 | 137 m |
| 44 Deerpark Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,250,000 | 143 m |
| 57 Wilson Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrockprice excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €1,563,880 | 160 m |
| 19 Wilson Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €1,116,111 | 218 m |
| 56 Glenabbey Rd, Mount Merrion, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €1,315,000 | 236 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 received10 June 2026
- Decision due7 July 2026
- Decision issued7 July 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
Construction of 2 additional single storey, storage garages in the rear garden. [LOCATION] 63 Deerpark Road,…
63 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D02B/0584Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jul 2002Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for change of use from barber shop to proposed use as food preparation & retail
Front Shop Unit, 63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D10A/0060Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Apr 2010Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Planning permission for the provision of a flat-roofed canopy to carry signage, one metre wide and three…
63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D10A/0110Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Jun 2010Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use from barber shop to proposed use as food preparation and retail
63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
D09A/0868Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Dec 2009Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
Permission sought for the provision of a new two storey building to the rear comprising 2 new shop units at…
63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Blackrock, Dublin
D07A/0137Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Jan 2007Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for the provision of a new two storey building to the rear comprising 2 new shop units…
63, Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co Dublin
D07A/0830Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jun 2007Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Planning permission for change of use from retail unit to personal training centre to ground floor unit
69 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin.
D17A/0870Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Sept 2017Change of use
- Granted30 m away
2 No. 1 bed apartments at first floor level together with a 2 car garage to the rear accessed from the…
57 Deerpark Road, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin.
D02A/0207Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 May 2002Apartments
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