55 Thomas Hand Street, Skerries, Co Dublin
Change of use of a ground-floor retail unit.
F20A/0133 · Fingal County Council · Lodged 24 March 2020
- Reference
- F20A/0133
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 March 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for the change of use of an existing ground-floor retail unit in Skerries.
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 a) change-of-use of existing ground-floor retail unit t
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 March 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 November 2022.
Notified floor area: 270 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 Church St, Skerries, Dublin | May 2026 | €640,000 | 50 m |
| 8 New St, Skerries, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 61 m |
| 2 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €480,000 | 71 m |
| 19 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 79 m |
| 24 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 89 m |
| 2 Little Strand St, Skerries, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €715,000 | 126 m |
| Site At The Square, Skerries, Co Dublinprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 137 m |
| Site At The Square, Skerries, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €865,000 | 137 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 received24 March 2020
- Decision due13 July 2020
- Decision issued7 July 2020
- Grant issued13 August 2020
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