Corner Of Dublin Road And Old Connaught Avenue, Bray, Co. Dublin
Retention of a car dealership on a former garden centre site.
D08A/0594 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 23 May 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0594
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission for Retention
- Received
- 23 May 2008
Summary
AI-generatedRetention of use is sought for the sale of motor vehicles on a site previously used as a garden centre. This includes a display forecourt, a single-storey prefabricated office building, and revised signage.
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Official record
Development description
Retention of use of site for use of the premises for the sale of motor vehicles (former garden centre) to include forecourt for display of cars and single storey prefabricated buildings as office accommodation. Permission is also sought for retention of revised signage in former locations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 St Peters Road, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 76 m |
| 1 St Peters Road, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Nov 2025 | €186,000 | 93 m |
| Iona, Old Conna Avenue, Bray | Jun 2025 | €750,000 | 103 m |
| 45 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 134 m |
| 50 Wilford Court, Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 134 m |
| 58 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 136 m |
| 35 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 149 m |
| Apt 53 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Dec 2025 | €520,000 | 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 received23 May 2008
- Decision issued17 July 2008
In the area
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