79-81 Church Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 YC60
Conversion of a former bank into a 14-bedroom aparthotel with rear extensions.
F24A/0707E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 2 August 2024
- Reference
- F24A/0707E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 2 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of a former retail bank to an aparthotel. It includes constructing new first and second-floor rear extensions to accommodate 14 en-suite bedrooms, a common room, and ancillary facilities.
- Storeys
- 3
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of (former) retail bank to aparthotel, and for new extensions to rear at first and second floor level to provide an overall accommodation of 14 en-suite bedrooms, a common room, ancillary toilets, linen & general stores, minor alterations to front elevation including revised entrance canopy and new windows, doors and signage and all associated drainage & siteworks
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 82 Church St, Skerries, Dublin | May 2026 | €640,000 | 13 m |
| 8 New St, Skerries, Co Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 87 m |
| 19 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 108 m |
| 2 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €480,000 | 109 m |
| 2 Little Strand St, Skerries, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €715,000 | 111 m |
| Site At The Square, Skerries, Co Dublinprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €300,000 | 120 m |
| Site At The Square, Skerries, Co Dublin | May 2026 | €865,000 | 120 m |
| 24 New St, Skerries, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €450,000 | 126 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 received2 August 2024
- Decision due26 September 2024
- Decision issued23 September 2024
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