The Cottage Home, Tivoli Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Conversion of a protected former care home in Dun Laoghaire into five houses.
D07A/0636 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 July 2007
- Reference
- D07A/0636
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 July 2007
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use and subdivide 'The Cottage Home', a protected structure, from a residential care facility into five individual dwelling houses. The project includes partial demolition of non-original extensions and new construction.
- Residential units
- 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
- Permission is sought for the change of use and sub-division of 'the cottage home' (a protected structure) from class 9 use for the provision of residential accomodation and care to people in need of care to 5 dwelling houses. The development will include
- The demolition of a) the single storey side entrance porch on the east side of the building and, b) the non-original single storey gymnasium building and two storey flat roofed structure abutting the west end of the building
- The const
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitethorn, Royal Terrace West, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €1,300,000 | 62 m |
| 12 Mulgrave Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €1,651,324 | 82 m |
| 6 Royal Terrace West, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Aug 2025 | €1,501,008 | 95 m |
| 6 Royal Terrace East, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €2,375,000 | 110 m |
| 7 Royal Terrace East, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2026 | €2,500,000 | 117 m |
| 12 Royal Terrace West, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €1,975,000 | 133 m |
| 9 Corrig House, Corrig Ave, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2026 | €378,000 | 141 m |
| 29 Corrig House, Corrig Ave, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €225,000 | 149 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 received30 July 2007
- Decision issued24 August 2007
- Appeal submitted20 September 2007
- Appeal decided16 June 2008
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