Former Stena HSS Vehicle Compound, Dún Laoghaire Harbour, Harbour Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Temporary permission for overnight bus parking and change of use of a ticket office to staff facilities.
D18A/0091 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 February 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0091
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a 7-year temporary permission to park up to 20 buses overnight at the former Stena HSS Vehicle Compound. It also includes the change of use of the existing freight ticket office into staff facilities, with no external alterations proposed.
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Official record
Development description
Temporary permission for 7 years to park up to 20 buses overnight, change of use of freight ticket office for use as staff facilities (no alterations proposed to elevations of building), erection of covered bicycle store for 6 bicycles. Access to the site as existing and no elevational or other changes proposed as part of this application for the access. The application is not accompanied by and environmental impact statement (eis) and does not relate to a protected structure and/or its cur...
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“W To provide for waterfront development and harbour related uses.”
National zoning type: General
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 | 255 m |
| Apt 4, 4 Charlemont Terrace, Crofton Rd | Jan 2025 | €625,000 | 257 m |
| 135 Harbour View, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 268 m |
| Apt 132, Harbour View, Crofton Rd | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 268 m |
| Apt 2 Pavilion, 2 Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €700,000 | 271 m |
| 20 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €755,000 | 271 m |
| 14 Harbour View, Croften Rd, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €565,000 | 288 m |
| Apt 4 Roby Hall, Crofton Ave, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €360,000 | 302 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received1 February 2018
- Decision issued27 March 2018
- Appeal submitted23 April 2018
- Appeal decided13 November 2018
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