Ferry Terminal Building and adjacent lands, St. Michael's Pier, Harbour Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin which is within a Candidate Architectural Conservation Area and in proximity to protected structures.
Redesign of the ground floor entrance foyer at the Ferry Terminal to replace a restaurant and cafe with a food court.
D19A/0947 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 6 December 2019
- Reference
- D19A/0947
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to remove a planning condition from a previous grant of permission. It proposes to redesign the ground floor entrance foyer of the Ferry Terminal by deleting the approved restaurant and cafe elements and substituting them with a food court.
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for
- The removal / deletion of condition number 2 of the grant of planning permission register reference number d18a/0078, final grant number, p/2128/18, approval date 6th september 2018.2. Redesign of the ground floor entrance foyer internal area by the deletion of the ground floor restaurant and food vending café elements of the above described approved development and its substitution by a ''food court'' element
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Pavilion, 2 Marine Road, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €700,000 | 200 m |
| Apt 132, Harbour View, Crofton Rd | Dec 2025 | €490,000 | 242 m |
| 135 Harbour View, Crofton Road, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €630,000 | 242 m |
| 54 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2025 | €473,500 | 243 m |
| 20 Harbour View, Crofton Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2025 | €755,000 | 258 m |
| Apt 12, The Pavillions, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2025 | €515,000 | 268 m |
| 70 The Pavilion, Marine Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €711,000 | 270 m |
| 28 The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €609,500 | 273 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received6 December 2019
- Decision issued7 February 2020
- Appeal submitted27 February 2020
- Appeal decided14 December 2020
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