The former AXA insurance, Corke Abbey Avenue, Bray, Dublin, A98DT89
Change of use of a former insurance office to motor sales and conversion of first-floor offices into a three-bedroom apartment.
D24A/0838 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 3 June 2025
- Reference
- D24A/0838
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the former AXA insurance site includes changing the ground floor office to motor sales and the car park to a car exhibition area. Additionally, the ground floor garage will become a staff rest room, and the first-floor offices will be converted into a three-bedroom apartment.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
- The development will consist of
- Change of use the existing gf insurance office to motor sales including associated internal works
- Change of use the existing car parking lot to car exhibition area
- Partial demolition of existing bushes, trees, and fences within the site, with the rearrangement of car parking spaces and associated site works
- Change of use the gf garage to staff rest room
- Change of use existing first floor offices to a 3-bedroom accommodation apartment
- Erec
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 St Peters Road, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Nov 2025 | €186,000 | 56 m |
| 58 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 121 m |
| 36 St Peters Road, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Sept 2025 | €120,000 | 123 m |
| 45 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €345,000 | 142 m |
| 50 Wilford Court, Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €385,000 | 142 m |
| 35 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Jun 2025 | €350,000 | 150 m |
| Apt 53 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey, Bray | Dec 2025 | €520,000 | 150 m |
| 40 Wilford Court, Corke Abbey Ave, Bray | Mar 2026 | €425,000 | 150 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 received3 June 2025
- Decision issued25 June 2025
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