West Pier Business Campus, Old Dun Leary Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, A96A621
Converting a ground-floor office into a gym and building an outdoor padel court.
D25A/0081/WEB · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 18 April 2025
- Reference
- D25A/0081/WEB
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a 452 sqm ground-floor commercial unit from office space to a gym facility. It also includes the construction of a 200 sqm open-air padel court at first-floor level to the rear of the blocks.
- Floor area
- 652 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
Permission for the development : (i) change of use of existing commercial unit (452sq. M) at ground floor level of block 3 from office space to gym facility; (ii) construction of an open-air padel court (200sq. M) at first floor level to the rear of blocks 1 and 2; and, (iii) all associated ancillary works necessary to facilitate the proposed development.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €264,000 | 68 m |
| 6 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €640,000 | 68 m |
| 6 Marina View, Clarence St, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2025 | €570,000 | 68 m |
| 3 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €600,000 | 83 m |
| Apt 50 - Clearwater Cove, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Feb 2026 | €950,000 | 94 m |
| 4 Cumberland Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Sept 2025 | €861,000 | 97 m |
| Bentley Villas, Clarence St And Georges Place, Dun Laoghaireprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €17,495,413 | 117 m |
| 77 Clearwater Cove, Old Dunleary Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Dec 2025 | €780,000 | 128 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 received18 April 2025
- Decision due15 May 2025
- Decision issued7 May 2025
In the area
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- Granted40 m away
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D05A/1381Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 25 Oct 2005Change of use
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