Unit 3, Building 5, Harbour Square, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin.
Change of use of a retail unit to an educational facility with internal and external modifications.
D11A/0216 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 May 2011
- Reference
- D11A/0216
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 May 2011
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from an existing retail unit to educational use at Harbour Square. Works will include internal layout revisions, modifications to glazed screens for ventilation grilles, and new signage on the northern facade. Associated car parking will be provided in the existing car park.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for change of use of an existing retail unit from retail to educational use and works to same comprising revisions to the internal layout, modifications to the existing glazed screens to the south to accommodate ventilation grilles, and the addition of signage to be located on the glazed screen of the northern facade, with associated carparking to be provided within the existing carpark.
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 | 45 m |
| 20 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €755,000 | 61 m |
| Apt 132, Harbour View, Crofton Rd | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 64 m |
| 135 Harbour View, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 64 m |
| 14 Harbour View, Croften Rd, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €565,000 | 78 m |
| Apt 4, 4 Charlemont Terrace, Crofton Rd | Jan 2025 | €625,000 | 99 m |
| 4 Eblana Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €1,325,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 4 Roby Hall, Crofton Ave, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 142 m |
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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 received5 May 2011
- Decision issued27 June 2011
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