The Schooner, 27 Balbriggan Street, Skerries, Co Dublin
Change of use of a former public house ground floor in Skerries.
F19A/0583 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 4 December 2019
- Reference
- F19A/0583
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use of the ground floor of the premises. The space will be converted from its previous commercial use as a public house.
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 of ground floor from a previous commercial use (publi
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Protect and enhance the special physical and social character of town and district centres and provide and/ or improve urban facilities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Balbriggan St, Skerries, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €855,000 | 35 m |
| 6 Stableyard 32 Balbriggan St, Skerries, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €520,000 | 49 m |
| 8 The Stable Yard, Balbriggan St, Skerries | Mar 2026 | €520,000 | 57 m |
| 4a Hoar Rock, Skerries, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €500,000 | 87 m |
| 22 The Square, Skerries, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €570,000 | 87 m |
| Rose Villa, Balbriggan St, Skerries | Jan 2026 | €1,200,000 | 88 m |
| 4 Foxcourt, Balbriggan Street, Skerries | Jul 2025 | €450,000 | 109 m |
| Site At The Square, Skerries, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €865,000 | 125 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 received4 December 2019
- Decision due6 February 2020
- Decision issued5 February 2020
- Grant issued12 March 2020
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