Former Solus Tower Factory Premises & Lands At Corke Abbey, Bray, Co. Dublin
Construction of 88 apartments in five blocks over a basement car park at the former Solus factory site.
D04A/1517 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 29 April 2005
- Reference
- D04A/1517
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 April 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of 88 apartments with balconies or terraces arranged across four 4-storey blocks and one 5-storey block. The project includes a basement car park with 128 spaces accessed from Woodbrook Glen Road, an ESB substation, bicycle and bin stores, and associated landscaping.
- Residential units
- 88
- Storeys
- 5
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
For a residential development comprising 88 no. Apartments all with balconies /terraces arranged in 4 no. Blocks of 4 and 1 no. Block of 5 floors all over basement car park (128 no. Spaces) which is accessed from new vehicular access to woodbrook glen road, and for an esb substation and switch room (23.45 sq. M. ) bicycle and bin stores and for all associated site and landscaping works, new 1.8 metres high boundary walls and railings all at site of the former "solus" factory premises and lands ...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Wingfield, Corke Abbey, Bray | Jan 2025 | €662,000 | 32 m |
| 148 Corke Abbey, Bray, Wicklow | Jun 2026 | €565,000 | 162 m |
| 58 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 179 m |
| 35 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 201 m |
| Apt 53 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Dec 2025 | €520,000 | 201 m |
| 40 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray | Mar 2026 | €425,000 | 201 m |
| 50 Wilford Court, Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 216 m |
| 45 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 216 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 received29 April 2005
- Decision issued26 May 2005
- Appeal submitted16 June 2005
- Appeal decided11 May 2006
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