Kavanaghs of Castleknock Public House, Laurel Lodge Shopping Centre, Laurel Lodge Road, Castleknock, Dublin 15, D15 X70K
Conversion of a first-floor function room at Kavanaghs of Castleknock pub into two apartments, including a dormer extension.
FW26A/0045E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 3 February 2026
- Reference
- FW26A/0045E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- In progress
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to extend the first floor of the public house with a dormer structure and convert the space from a function room into two apartments (one 1-bedroom and one 2-bedroom). The project includes window alterations, a new rooflight, and ground-level bin and cycle storage.
- Residential units
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Permission for a development which comprises the extension of the first floor through the construction of a dormer structure on the south western slope of the roof above eaves level; the replacement of the existing windows ( 3 no. ) with a single window recessed at first floor level on the south-western elevation; the enlargement of the existing windows at first floor level in the south eastern elevation; the provision of a new roof light in the north - eastern slope of the roof; the change of use of the extended first floor from a function room to 2 no. Residential units comprising 1 no. 1-bedroom apartment (2 person), and 1 no. 2-bedroom apartment (4 person), with ancillary storage facilities; the provision at ground level of a bin store and cycle parking facility to service the proposed apartments, and associated site development works.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Castleknock Vale, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock | May 2025 | €562,000 | 36 m |
| 17 Castleknock Vale, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 40 m |
| 14 Castleknock Vale, Laurel Lodge, Dublin 15 | Nov 2025 | €460,000 | 62 m |
| 16 Castleknock Vale, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock | Apr 2025 | €520,000 | 63 m |
| 45 Castleknock Ave, Castleknock, Dublin 15not full market price | Jul 2025 | €330,000 | 69 m |
| 18 Castleknock Grange, Laurel Lodge, Castleknock Dublin 15 | Mar 2025 | €613,000 | 94 m |
| 36 Castleknock Vale, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Apr 2026 | €506,000 | 94 m |
| 36 Castleknock Grange, Castleknock, Dublin 15 | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 118 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received3 February 2026
- Decision due2 April 2026
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