The Bottle Tower Licensed Premises, Corner of Beaumount Avenue and Churchtown Road Upper
Temporary change of use of a pub car park to an outdoor seating area.
D20A/0454 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 30 June 2020
- Reference
- D20A/0454
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a temporary change of use of the outdoor car parking area at The Bottle Tower pub. This will allow the space to be used as an outdoor seating area to comply with social distancing requirements.
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 temporary development. The development consists of a temporary change of use from outdoor car parking area to outdoor seating area for the pub to comply with social distancing requirements as defined by department of health and the hpsc.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“NC To protect, provide for and-or improve mixed-use neighbourhood centre facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Churchtown Lodge, Churchtown Rd Lower, Dublin 14 | Oct 2025 | €1,394,000 | 120 m |
| 25 Beaumont Dr, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | May 2025 | €640,000 | 174 m |
| 27 Beaumont Dr, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Jul 2025 | €545,000 | 179 m |
| 424 Nutgrove Avenue, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €791,000 | 195 m |
| 13 Finsbury Green, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Jun 2025 | €600,000 | 226 m |
| 54 Beaumont Ave, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Jun 2026 | €1,350,000 | 232 m |
| 10 Henley Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Jan 2026 | €940,000 | 235 m |
| 2 Henley Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14 | Mar 2026 | €960,500 | 237 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received30 June 2020
- Decision issued24 August 2020
- Appeal submitted17 September 2020
- Appeal decided8 December 2020
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
Permission for the placing of an external seating area and planters in the car park at ground level for a…
The Bottle Tower Licensed Premises at the junction of Beaumont Avenue and Churchtown Road Upper, Dublin 14
D18A/0159Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Jun 2018Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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D22A/0044Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Jan 2022Commercial
- WithdrawnAt this site
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D21A/0842Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Sept 2021Commercial
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