McLoughlins Bar, 73, Georges Street Upper, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Outline permission to convert a four-storey pub and restaurant into a retail unit and five apartments.
D21A/0252 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 29 March 2021
- Reference
- D21A/0252
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Outline Permission
- Received
- 29 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks outline permission to change the use of a four-storey building from a restaurant and public house to a mixed-use development. It will feature a ground-floor retail unit, five apartments, and a second-floor extension.
- Residential units
- 5
- Storeys
- 4
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
Outline permission for development. The development consists (a) change of use of existing four storey structure from use as a restaurant & public house to a new mixed use development to provide: (i) retail unit at ground & lower ground floor level; (ii) (2 nr. ) two bedroom apartments at first and second floor level, (2nr) two bedroom duplex apartments from lower ground floor to second floor level and (1 nr. ) studio apartment at ground floor level; (b) extension at second floor level to prov...
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Stone View Place, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €300,000 | 14 m |
| 12 Stoneview Place, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €720,000 | 22 m |
| Apt 8, Clarinda House, Clarinda Park West | Dec 2025 | €580,000 | 90 m |
| 13 Clarinda Park North, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Nov 2025 | €1,505,000 | 105 m |
| Parkview, 5 Park Rd, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €2,230,000 | 109 m |
| 25 Clarinda House, Clarinda Park West, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2026 | €357,500 | 110 m |
| Apt 24, Adelphi House, Upper Geogres Street | Jan 2025 | €590,000 | 117 m |
| 1 Clarinda Court, Clarinda Park West, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2025 | €582,000 | 122 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 received29 March 2021
- Decision issued21 May 2021
- Appeal submitted14 June 2021
- Appeal decided9 December 2021
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