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-generatedThe 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.
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 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
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 St Helens Court, Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 60 m |
| 26 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €650,000 | 60 m |
| 14 St Helens Court, Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €452,000 | 60 m |
| 10 Smyths Gardens, York Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Feb 2026 | €696,000 | 65 m |
| 2 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 69 m |
| 1 Brock Hall, Brock'slane, Dun Laoghaire | Jan 2025 | €611,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 6, Brock Hall, Brocks Lane | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 75 m |
| Apt 7, Brock Hall, Brocks Lane | Jan 2025 | €399,000 | 75 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 received16 July 2021
- Decision issued3 September 2021
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