Boylan Centre, & St. Mary's Hall, Sussex Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Demolish existing community halls to build a five-storey mixed-use building over a basement car park.
D08A/1029 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 September 2008
- Reference
- D08A/1029
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 September 2008
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the demolition of the Boylan Centre and St. Mary's Hall. In their place, a five-storey mixed-use building with a set-back fourth floor and a basement car park will be constructed, reinstating St. Mary's Hall to the streetscape.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the demolition of the existing boylan centre on sussex street including adjoining sheds and stores and the demolition of st. Mary's hall on elbana avenue to allow for development consisting of mixed use building over a basement car park. The buidlign is a five storey structure with a set back fourth floor level and a two storey wing to the north corner of the site, reinstating the existing st. Mary's hall building to elbana avenue. A basement car-park accommo...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Eblana Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,325,000 | 45 m |
| Apt 11 Clock Lane House, 1 - 4 Sussex Street, Dun Laoghairenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €255,000 | 47 m |
| 91b Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 62 m |
| Apartment 1, 89 Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €755,000 | 71 m |
| 14 Harbour View, Croften Rd, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €565,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 132, Harbour View, Crofton Rd | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 111 m |
| 135 Harbour View, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 111 m |
| 20 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €755,000 | 112 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 received8 September 2008
- Decision issued22 October 2008
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission for Change of Use of the existing hall to a food bank and Community Café, including internal…
CYMS Hall, Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D15A/0542Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Aug 2015Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Change of Use of the existing Hall to a food bank and Community Café, including internal…
CYMS Hall, Eblana Avenue, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D15A/0578Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Sept 2015Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
PROPOSED COMMUNITY FACILITY AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AT SUSSEX STREET AND EBLANA AVENUE, DÚN LAOGHAIRE, CO.…
Boylan Community Centre, Sussex Street, Dun Laoghaire, DUBLIN, A96X9E5
PC/H/01/2026Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 13 Mar 2026Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
Permission is sought for change of use of existing Hall to a food bank and Community Cafe
CYMS Hall, Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D15A/0500Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Aug 2015Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Change of Use from office to single family dwelling including formation of window to side of…
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D17A/0011Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Jan 2017Change of use
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
1 unit
11, Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96N7F2
V/102/23Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 20 Dec 2023
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from office to single family dwelling including formation of window to side of rear return at…
11, Eblana Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96N7F2
D23A/0787Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Dec 2023Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission for Change of Use from office to a single family residential dwelling (GFA c.101.7m2). The…
5 Sussex Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D14A/0263Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 May 2014Change of use
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