5 Crofton Terrace, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Change of use from a bed and breakfast to a residential institution, with rear extension and demolition of a toilet block.
D05A/0982 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 November 2005
- Reference
- D05A/0982
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 November 2005
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks a change of use from a B&B to a residential institution. Works include internal alterations, a single storey rear extension at lower ground level, and the demolition of a mid-twentieth-century toilet block attached to the rear return.
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Official record
Development description
For a change of use from a bed and breakfast to residential institution, refurbishment and internal alterations, parking and paving to the front demolition of a two storey mid twentieth century toilet block which is attached to the two storey return to the rear and a single storey extension to the rear of the main two storey over basement terraced building at lower ground level some new windows and doors to the rear to replace late twentieth century doors and windows and ancillary site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Crofton Terrace, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Sept 2025 | €1,185,000 | 31 m |
| The Mews, 7 Crofton Terrace, Dun Laoghaire | Sept 2025 | €975,000 | 36 m |
| 48 The Anchorage, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €610,000 | 90 m |
| 37 Harbour Court, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2025 | €540,000 | 94 m |
| 54 Harbour Court, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €490,000 | 100 m |
| 44 Harbour Court, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €440,000 | 100 m |
| 46 Harbour Court, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €450,000 | 100 m |
| 43 Harbour Court, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaireprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €457,000 | 100 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 received1 November 2005
- Decision issued28 November 2005
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
Modifications to previously approved planning permission D05A/0982. This includes — Internal alterations
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