Seafront, Wicklow
Change of use from a gym to a mixed-use development with a restaurant, beach shop, function room, and two apartments.
161349 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 7 December 2016
- Reference
- 161349
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 7 December 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes converting a gym building into a mixed-use development. The ground floor will feature a licensed restaurant/cafe, a beach shop with take-away, and a function room, while the first floor will contain two one-bedroom apartments with balconies.
- Residential units
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of building currently used a gym to a mixed use development consisting of (a) licensed restaurant / cafe with catering kitchen, toilets and enclosed storage facility (b) beach shop with take away food facility (c) function room, all at ground floor level (d) two no one bedroom apartments at first floor level with balconies and changes to eastern roof profile and (e) alterations to external facades including windows and doors and external wall rendering and all associated works
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 5b Upper Strand St, Wicklow, Wicklow | Jan 2025 | €325,000 | 99 m |
| 1 Bond Street, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow | May 2026 | €265,000 | 118 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received7 December 2016
- Further information requested3 February 2017
- Further information received7 February 2017
- Decision due6 March 2017
- Decision issued22 February 2017
- Appeal submitted16 March 2017
- Appeal decided9 August 2017
- Permission expiry8 August 2022
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