Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 11 October 2023

57, Convent Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96W400

Conversion of a retail unit into a three-storey live-work townhouse in Dun Laoghaire.

D23A/0548 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 August 2023

Reference
D23A/0548
Authority
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
18 August 2023

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves changing the use of the property from retail to residential. It includes partial demolition of the existing two-storey structure, material alterations to the front, and the construction of a new set-back third storey with a flat roofed terrace and winter garden.

Change of usetownhousedemolitionconversion
Residential unit
1
Storeys
3

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

A) change of use from retail to residential b) partial demolition of existing two-storey structure including removal of pitched gable roof, c) material alterations to front elevation, including removal of shopfront, increased height and alterations to existing openings at ground floor and first floor levels d) construction of new set back third storey with access to new flat roofed terrace to front and enclosed winter garden to rear, the entirety as a new two bedroomed, three-storey live-work townhouse with connections to existing services and associated site works.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apartment 1, 89 Lower Georges Street, Dun LaoghaireAug 2025€755,00047 m
91b Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, DublinMay 2025€1,375,00072 m
Apt 11 Clock Lane House, 1 - 4 Sussex Street, Dun Laoghairenot full market price · price excludes VATNov 2025€255,00098 m
22 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, DublinMar 2025€547,000157 m
4 Eblana Ave, Dun Laoghaire, DublinJun 2026€1,325,000162 m
91 Patrick St, Dun Laoghaire, DublinDec 2025€450,000166 m
85/86 Patrick Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. DublinMar 2025€417,500185 m
63 Mulgrave Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. DublinOct 2025€765,000192 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

  1. Application received18 August 2023
  2. Decision due12 October 2023
  3. Decision issued11 October 2023
  4. Permission expiry15 November 2026

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