129/130, George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Conversion of a former music school into two three-storey townhouses.
D19A/0291 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 1 May 2019
- Reference
- D19A/0291
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a former music school into two 3-storey, 2-bedroom townhouses. The project will retain the existing two-storey external walls with alterations, adding a new zinc-clad top floor set back with front balconies.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 3
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 change of use of former music school to 2 no. 3 storey 2-bed town houses with home office facility on ground floor to front of buildings. The existing two storey external walls to be retained with alterations and new zinc clad top floor set back with balconies to front at end of terrace.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3a Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2026 | €200,000 | 29 m |
| 2 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 30 m |
| 1 St. Helens Court, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2026 | €385,000 | 39 m |
| 9 St Helens Court, Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 40 m |
| 14 St Helens Court, Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €452,000 | 40 m |
| 26 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €650,000 | 40 m |
| 137 Lower George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €627,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 16 St Helen's Court, 127 Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €535,000 | 43 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 received1 May 2019
- Decision issued25 June 2019
In the area
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