site of approx. 0.0342 ha at No. 2 Railway Avenue, Malahide, Co. Dublin, K36 H688
Partial change of use to create a café, an apartment, and a new two-storey mews house in Malahide.
F24A/0606E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 5 July 2024
- Reference
- F24A/0606E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes converting a two-storey residential building to provide a ground-floor café and a first-floor apartment with a rear extension. It also includes constructing a separate two-storey, three-bedroom residential mews house to the rear of the site.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the partial change of use of an existing 2 storey residential building on site to provide for a new café at ground floor level (approx. 73 sq m) and a new 2-bedroom apartment at first floor level (approx. 74 sq m) with associated development works including a new 2-storey extension to the rear with pitched roof detailing. Access to the apartment will be via the existing side access. Open space for the apartment will be at ground floor level to the rear of the property. Minor modifications to the windows and the provision of wall mounted signage on the front elevation are sought to the property along railway avenue to facilitate the café use. The development will also comprise a 2-storey residential mews to the rear of the site, to provide a 3-bedroom dwelling (approx. 120 sq m) with associated open space and courtyard areas. Access to the mews will be via the existing side access. The development will also comprise all necessary site development works including services provision, infrastructural and drainage works, changes to the opes of the existing dwelling unit, bin stores, bicycle stores, as well as all landscape and boundary treatment works. Ai received 22/01/2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Old Street, Malahide, Co. Dublin | Jul 2025 | €540,000 | 33 m |
| 17 Railway Court, Malahide, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 50 m |
| 19a Old St, Malahide, Dublin | Jun 2025 | €340,000 | 60 m |
| 12 Bissetts Loft, Strand St, Malahide | Oct 2025 | €420,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 113, The Casino, Malahide | Dec 2025 | €500,000 | 122 m |
| 65 The Casino, Malahide, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €630,000 | 144 m |
| 64 The Casino, Malahide, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €420,000 | 144 m |
| Apt 3 Fishermans Green, Strand St, Malahide | May 2026 | €435,000 | 157 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 July 2024
- Decision due18 February 2025
- Decision issued17 February 2025
- Appeal submitted10 March 2025
- Appeal decided14 July 2025
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