Commissioners Of Irish Lights Headquarters, Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin
Development of a high-performance training base using three converted shipping containers.
D18A/0460 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 August 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0460
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the Commissioners of Irish Lights Headquarters consists of three mobile converted shipping containers for meeting, training, gym, and maintenance use. It also includes a boat dock with a floating pontoon and parking bays.
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 for development of a high-performance training base within the site. The development will consist of: provision of three (mobile) converted shipping containers to provide for meeting/training space, a gym, storage and boat maintenance; boat dock with associated floating pontoon area with access to water; access to shared toilet, changing facilities and canteen (within existing building) and three car parking bays and four trailer parking bays.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Crofton Terrace, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Sept 2025 | €1,185,000 | 116 m |
| The Mews, 7 Crofton Terrace, Dun Laoghaire | Sept 2025 | €975,000 | 121 m |
| 8 Anglesea, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €820,000 | 131 m |
| 48 The Anchorage, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €610,000 | 173 m |
| 37 Harbour Court, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2025 | €540,000 | 192 m |
| 1 Crofton Court, 7 Crofton Avenue, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €435,000 | 192 m |
| 8 Crofton Court, 7 Crofton Avenue, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €515,000 | 192 m |
| 5 Crofton Court, 7 Crofton Avenue, Dunlaoghaire | Apr 2026 | €458,000 | 192 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 received7 August 2018
- Decision issued27 August 2018
- Appeal submitted20 September 2018
- Appeal decided3 October 2018
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