Tower at the Clearwater Cove Apartment development, Dunleary Road/Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Conversion of a redundant water tower into an apartment with a new top floor, balcony, and footbridge.
D14A/0205 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 11 July 2014
- Reference
- D14A/0205
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 July 2014
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves constructing an apartment inside an existing redundant water tower, adding a new top floor level and balcony. A connecting footbridge will lead to a new single-storey utility room with parking overhead, accessed from Cumberland Street.
- Residential unit
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Permission for development comprising the construction of an apartment in an existing redundant water tower, with a new top floor level, balcony and connecting footbridge to a new separate single storey utility room with parking overhead, accessed from a new pedestrian entrance and vehicular entrance from cumberland street, with the removal of one existing on-street parking space.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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.
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What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €600,000 | 56 m |
| Apt 50 - Clearwater Cove, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €950,000 | 62 m |
| 77 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €780,000 | 87 m |
| 5 De Vesci Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €3,080,000 | 102 m |
| 88 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €570,000 | 111 m |
| 12 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €264,000 | 117 m |
| 6 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2025 | €570,000 | 117 m |
| 6 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €640,000 | 117 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 received11 July 2014
- Decision issued7 August 2014
- Appeal submitted3 September 2014
- Appeal decided15 January 2015
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