55b, Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96N240
Extension and conversion of a car garage into a multi-storey domestic and small business storage facility.
D23A/0385 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 June 2023
- Reference
- D23A/0385
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes altering and expanding an existing 186 sqm single-storey car maintenance facility. The project will add ground, first, second, and third-floor areas totaling over 1,300 sqm of new space, changing the use to a domestic and small business storage facility.
- Storeys
- 4
- Floor area
- 1,553 m²
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
Alteration of an existing single storey car maintenance facility (186sqm) to include additional ground floor area (283sqm), first floor (431sqm), second floor (431sqm) and third floor (253sqm) and change of use from a car maintenance facility to a domestic and small business storage facility.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“A To provide residential development and improve residential amenity while protecting the existing residential amenities”
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Mulgrave Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €1,400,000 | 83 m |
| 12 Mulgrave Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €1,651,324 | 103 m |
| Tivoli Mews, 7 Tivoli Terrace South, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €1,110,000 | 105 m |
| Eglinton Cottage, Tivoli Road, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2025 | €815,000 | 121 m |
| 3 Patrick Court, Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €585,000 | 131 m |
| 2 Patrick Court, Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2026 | €572,000 | 136 m |
| Whitethorn, Royal Terrace West, Dun Laoghaire | Nov 2025 | €1,300,000 | 164 m |
| 32 Mulgrave St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €880,000 | 168 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 received13 June 2023
- Decision due4 August 2023
- Decision issued3 August 2023
- Appeal submitted29 August 2023
- Appeal decided16 May 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Withdrawn30 m away
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D25A/0665/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Aug 2025New dwelling
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
1 dwelling
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V/061/25Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Aug 2025
- Exempt — no permission needed30 m away
1 Dwelling
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V/041/23Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 19 Jun 2023
- Granted30 m away
The proposed development will consist of the following: A) The change of use of the existing ground floor…
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