71, Lower Georges Street
Conversion of an office into a three-bedroom apartment with an increased roof height and demolition of rear stores.
D20A/0067 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 15 July 2020
- Reference
- D20A/0067
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the upper ground and first floor from office to a 148 square metre three-bedroom apartment. It includes raising the ridge height of the building and demolishing existing stores to create private rear open space.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Floor area
- 148 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 is sought for development comprising the development of a new residential unit. The proposal comprises: a) change of use from office to residential (3 bed approx. 148m2 apartment) at upper ground floor and first floor level; permission is also sought to increase the ridge height from 8.45m above street level to 9.57m. B) demolition of existing stores and lower ground floor level c) landscaping of the site to provide private open space to the rear and all associated site works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 89 Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €755,000 | 95 m |
| Apt 11 Clock Lane House, 1 - 4 Sussex Street, Dun Laoghairenot full market price · price excludes VAT | Nov 2025 | €255,000 | 99 m |
| 63 Mulgrave Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Oct 2025 | €765,000 | 124 m |
| 91b Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 126 m |
| 22 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €547,000 | 126 m |
| 91 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 127 m |
| 85/86 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin | Mar 2025 | €417,500 | 152 m |
| 21a Mulgrave St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Feb 2026 | €840,000 | 166 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 received15 July 2020
- Decision issued11 August 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
New shop front and signage to repace existing
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- RefusedAt this site
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D21A/0385Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Apr 2021Change of use
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