5 Old Dun Leary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Conversion of a ground floor shop to a Spanish tapas takeaway and the first floor office to an apartment.
D15A/0791 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 10 December 2015
- Reference
- D15A/0791
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 10 December 2015
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of the ground floor from a shop to a Spanish tapas takeaway. The first floor will be converted from office use to an over-shop apartment, including internal and external modifications.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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
Permission is sought for the change of use of the existing ground floor unit from shop use to spanish tapas takeaway use, and the change of use of existing first floor unit from office use to over-shop apartment use, internal modifications of the existing building, alterations to the front and rear elevations including modification for the existing painted shopfront signage, and associated site works, all at the existing two storey building.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 20 April 2017.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 Salthill, Monkstown, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €1,126,000 | 32 m |
| 104 Salthill, Monkstown, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €1,200,000 | 46 m |
| 41 De Vesci House, Longford Place, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €512,000 | 57 m |
| 34 De Vesci House, Longford Place, Monkstown | May 2025 | €465,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 19, De Vesci House, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €477,000 | 57 m |
| Apt 69 Salthill, Block C, Monkstown | Jun 2025 | €800,000 | 90 m |
| 88 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €570,000 | 112 m |
| 17 Grosvenor House, Grosvenor Terrace, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €516,551 | 126 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 received10 December 2015
- Decision issued12 February 2016
In the area
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