(former) Maurice Walsh Carpet Showroom, Pearse Street, Sallynoggin, Co. Dublin
Change of use from a retail warehouse to a gym facility in Sallynoggin.
D18A/0739 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 July 2018
- Reference
- D18A/0739
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes converting the former Maurice Walsh Carpet Showroom into a gym facility. Works include a single-storey plant room extension, raising the mezzanine roof section, and facade and signage alterations.
- Floor area
- 1,867 m²
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. The development will consist of the change of use from existing retail warehouse to gym facility (1841sq. M gfa) single storey plant room extension to the side (26sq. M gfa) minor alterations to facade and raising of mezzanine roof section to rear (890mm) alterations to existing signage and associated site and development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“E To provide for economic development and employment.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 8 November 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 January 2019.
Notified floor area: 1,877 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Honey Park, Sallynoggin, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €535,000 | 144 m |
| 7 Church Place, Sallynoggin, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €280,000 | 229 m |
| 337 Pearse Dr, Sallynoggin, Dun Laoighrenot full market price | Nov 2025 | €450,000 | 238 m |
| 67 Pearse Gardens, Sallynoggin, County Dublin | Jun 2025 | €730,000 | 246 m |
| 120 Glenageary Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €792,500 | 249 m |
| 129 Glenageary Ave, Glenageary, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €820,000 | 253 m |
| 114 Glenageary Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €70,000 | 260 m |
| 114 Glenageary Ave, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €800,000 | 260 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 received30 July 2018
- Decision issued21 September 2018
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
Permission for the construction of a new four storey mixed use development. The proposed development consists…
Pearse Street, Sallynoggin, Co Dublin (former M.Walsh carpets showroom site).
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D23A/0677Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Jun 2024Change of use
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New signage to the front elevation above main entrance and 4 no. front windows and new double-sided alum…
Peterson House, Pearse Street, Sallynoggin, Dublin.
D23A/0693Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 6 Nov 2023Commercial
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