15-16, Upper Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Change of use of a retail unit to a restaurant and takeaway, with new shopfronts for numbers 15 and 16.
D08A/0934 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 August 2008
- Reference
- D08A/0934
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 August 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a 34.7 square metre retail unit at 16 Upper Georges Street to a restaurant and takeaway. It also includes internal alterations and the installation of new glazed shopfronts with LED backlit lettering across both 15 and 16 Upper Georges Street.
- Floor area
- 35 m²
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Official record
Development description
The change of use of existing retail unit (34.7 m2) at 16 upper georges street, dun laoghaire, from retail to restaurant/takeway with internal alterations; replacement of existing shop fronts to 15 & 16 upper george's street, dun laogahrie with new glazed shop fronts and entrance doors (8.7 metres wide x 2.7 metres high overall), to include fascia mounted lettering with led back lighting and reinstatement of replica plaster to match original.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Mulgrave Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Oct 2025 | €765,000 | 66 m |
| 3 Dungar Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Nov 2025 | €950,000 | 83 m |
| 8 Northumberland Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €1,100,000 | 91 m |
| 5 Century Court, Upper Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Feb 2025 | €415,000 | 111 m |
| 25 Century Court, Upper Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2026 | €363,000 | 122 m |
| 91 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 146 m |
| 21a Mulgrave St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €840,000 | 149 m |
| 22 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €547,000 | 160 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 received18 August 2008
- Decision issued10 October 2008
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