Planning Permission Ireland
Part granted, part refusedChange of useDecided 17 June 2025

Wrenwood House, Killeen, Oldtown, Co. Dublin, A45 H582

Change of use from a six-bedroom home to a 14-bedroom guesthouse with a rear apartment.

F25A/0341E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 23 April 2025

Reference
F25A/0341E
Authority
Fingal County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission and Retention
Received
23 April 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought to convert a six-bedroom residential home into a 14-bedroom guesthouse, including a two-storey, one-bedroom apartment to the rear. The application also includes parking for cars, motorbikes, and horse boxes, alongside retention permission for a raised roof ridge height.

Change of useguesthousechange of useretentiontourism
Storeys
2

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the proposed change of use from a 6-bedroom residential home to a 14-bedroom guesthouse including a 1-bedroom 2-story apartment located to the rear of the house. Permission is also sought for carparking, electrical car charging, motor bike parking and 1 no. Disabled parking space with space set aside for the parking of 6 no. Horse boxes. Provision of a bin store and bicycle store within an existing storage building. Provision of 2 no. Off street signage located within the existing recessed site entrance along the roadway and all associated ancillary works. Planning retention is also sought for the modifications in the form of the raised ridge height and altered roof pitch to the existing roof to obtain the increased height for the provision of a loft floor level to accommodate storage to the existing dwelling and plant areas and all associated works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

RU - RuralRU
“Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritage”

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  1. Application received23 April 2025
  2. Decision due17 June 2025
  3. Decision issued17 June 2025

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