17 Georges Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin, A96 EV96
Section 5 declaration seeking confirmation that a coffee shop use is classified as a shop rather than a restaurant.
REF17625 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 5 November 2025
- Reference
- REF17625
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 5 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking a Section 5 declaration to confirm that the proposed use of 17 Georges Street Lower as a coffee shop is consistent with use as a shop, rather than a restaurant, under planning regulations.
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
Seeking declaration that use as a coffee shop at this address, by virtue of the scale, nature and layout of the proposed use, is consistent with use as a shop, and not use as a restaurant, as defined in the planning and development acts and regulations.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2025 | €650,000 | 35 m |
| 14 St Helens Court, Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire | Jun 2026 | €452,000 | 35 m |
| 9 St Helens Court, Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 35 m |
| 2 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 8 St Helens Court, Lower George St, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €400,000 | 58 m |
| 22 St Helen's Court, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Sept 2025 | €535,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 7 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Aug 2025 | €405,000 | 58 m |
| 21 St Helens Court, Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire | Apr 2025 | €535,000 | 58 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 received5 November 2025
- Decision due2 December 2025
- Decision issued20 November 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
For change of use from residential to retail on ground floor and offices on first floor of existing building…
17, George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D04A/1295Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Nov 2004Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
First floor extension to rear and change of use of first floor of existing premises from commercial to…
Glenprint, 18, George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D04A/0458Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Apr 2004Change of use
- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
Permission. The development will consist of: Alterations, and refurbishment to existing retail unit at the…
Front 17 Georges Street Lower and rear Brucks Lane, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D21A/1052Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Feb 2022Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
For proposed four storey building with a height of 10.85 metres consisting of retail/office on a ground floor…
17, George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
D05A/1514Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 27 Feb 2006Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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Brock's Lane, Rear of 17 George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D22A/0780Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 26 Jul 2023Commercial
- Compliance submissionAt this site
Compliance with Condition no. 2 of Reg Ref no. D22A/0780
Brock's Lane, Rear of 17 George's Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D22A/0780/C1Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Jul 2024Other
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for 2 no. double doors and 2 no. circular windows at the rear of the first floor
13 & 14 George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D16B/0285Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 30 Jun 2016Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for Retention of amendments to the D16A/0848 permission comprising the separation of permitted…
12, 13 & 14 George's Street Lower, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin
D17A/0848Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 21 Sept 2017Retention
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