Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedChange of useDecided 3 September 2021

Workmans Club, 19 Lower George's Street, Dun Laoghaire, A96 ER84

Change of use from retail to office at ground and first floor, with new windows facing a protected structure.

D21A/0657 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 16 July 2021

Reference
D21A/0657
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
16 July 2021

Summary

AI-generated

The proposal includes converting the ground and first floor retail unit to office use, removing the internal retail staircase, and closing the floor to create self-contained units. It also seeks to add ground floor windows on the laneway bounding the Carnegie Library, which is a protected structure.

Change of usechange of useofficeprotected structure

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for a change of use of the existing retail unit at ground and first floor level to office use. The works will include the removal of the open retail staircase, closing in the floor in the area to create self-contained units on each floor. In addition, permission is sought for windows to the round floor level on the laneway bounding carnegie library, which is a protected structure.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Objective MTCUC
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
9 St Helens Court, Georges St Lower, Dun LaoghaireJul 2025€495,00060 m
26 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun LaoghaireMar 2025€650,00060 m
14 St Helens Court, Lower Georges Street, Dun LaoghaireJun 2026€452,00060 m
10 Smyths Gardens, York Rd, Dun LaoghaireFeb 2026€696,00065 m
2 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun LaoghaireOct 2025€400,00069 m
1 Brock Hall, Brock'slane, Dun LaoghaireJan 2025€611,00075 m
Apt 6, Brock Hall, Brocks LaneDec 2025€325,00075 m
Apt 7, Brock Hall, Brocks LaneJan 2025€399,00075 m

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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

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  1. Application received16 July 2021
  2. Decision issued3 September 2021

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