1A and 2, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Extension of a bar/cafe into an adjacent retail unit at Harbour Square.
D08A/0697 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 22 August 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0697
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal involves changing the use of approximately 153.5 square metres of retail space to bar/cafe/retail space. This will allow the extension of the existing bar/cafe into the adjacent retail unit, creating a single combined unit.
- Floor area
- 154 m²
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 and revisions to existing permitted retail units 1a and 2 of a mixed use scheme permitted under reg. Ref: d03a/0163, d04a/0424 and d06a/0962 comprising: (1) the extension of existing permitted bar/cafe/retail unit 1a, into existing permitted retail unit 2 incorporating the change of use of approx. 153.5sq. M of retail floorspace to use as bar/cafe/retail space at ground floor level, the erection of new dividing wall to form a total bar/cafe/retail unit now to be known as retail u...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2025 | €473,500 | 53 m |
| Apt 132, Harbour View, Crofton Rd | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 55 m |
| 135 Harbour View, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 55 m |
| 20 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €755,000 | 67 m |
| 14 Harbour View, Croften Rd, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €565,000 | 82 m |
| Apt 4, 4 Charlemont Terrace, Crofton Rd | Jan 2025 | €625,000 | 121 m |
| 4 Eblana Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,325,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 4 Roby Hall, Crofton Ave, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 161 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received22 August 2008
- Decision issued18 September 2008
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Development on this site of approx. hectares, within lands known as the Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company site…
Dun Laoghaire Harbour Company, Harbour Lodge, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D06A/0962Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Jul 2006Other
- RefusedAt this site
Development on this site on lands of approx. 0.066 Hectares, all within lands the subject of permission…
Harbour Company Site, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D05A/0638Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 May 2005Alterations
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Unit 1A, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D08A/0824Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 15 Jul 2008Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use from retail use to cafe/restaurant use and for new illuminated signage
Retail Unit 2, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D12A/0175Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 May 2012Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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D15A/0701Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 9 Nov 2015Retention
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D15A/0153Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Mar 2015Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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Unit 3, Building 5,, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
D11A/0216Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 5 May 2011Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Revisions to a mixed use scheme permitted under Reg. Ref. D03A/0163. The removal of top floor of permitted…
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D04A/0424Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Jun 2004Apartments
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