1-2 Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
Change of use from a ground floor office unit to a cafe, with internal alterations and retention of the timber shopfront.
D22A/0673 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 8 September 2022
- Reference
- D22A/0673
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert an existing ground floor office unit into a cafe. The works will include internal alterations, new signage, and the retention of the existing timber shopfront.
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 development to consist of the change of use of the existing ground floor office unit to cafe, associated internal alterations to the unit, new signage and the retention of the existing timber shopfront.
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 Salthill, Monkstown, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €1,126,000 | 55 m |
| 41 De Vesci House, Longford Place, Dun Laoghaire | May 2026 | €512,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 19, De Vesci House, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €477,000 | 67 m |
| 34 De Vesci House, Longford Place, Monkstown | May 2025 | €465,000 | 67 m |
| 104 Salthill, Monkstown, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €1,200,000 | 70 m |
| 88 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €570,000 | 78 m |
| 77 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €780,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 69 Salthill, Block C, Monkstown | Jun 2025 | €800,000 | 126 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 received8 September 2022
- Decision issued28 October 2022
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for change of use for the following — Change of use from office to Cafe
Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D22A/0072Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 May 2022Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Retention permission for changes to D04A/0199. A) Amalgamation of 3 no. apartments to the rear (north) at…
1/2, Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96X2N7
D23A/0650Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Jan 2024Retention
- InvalidAt this site
A) Amalgamation of 3no. apartments to the rear (north) at ground floor level to provide 2no. two-bed…
1-2 Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96X2N7
D23A/0609Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Sept 2023Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Construction of a mixed use development incorporating an overall building structure of three storeys…
1-2 Salthill Place, Old Dun Leary Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
D04A/0199Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Jun 2004Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Mixed use development incorporating an overall building structure of 3 storeys building: 2 no. one bed…
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D03A/0924Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Sept 2003Apartments
- Granted30 m away
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The Purty Kitchen, 3&4 Old Dun Leary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D19A/0834Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 31 Oct 2019Retention
- Withdrawn30 m away
Retention permission is sought for the first floor external terrace permitted by Reg. Ref. D07A/0089 and…
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D12A/0013Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 12 Apr 2012Retention
- Granted30 m away
For the construction of the following — (1) disabled access lift and new stairs at all floors; (2) new front…
The Purty Kitchen, 3,4,5, Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D07A/0089Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 May 2007Commercial
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