The Dargle Tavern, Lower Dargle Road, Bray
Retention of a living unit in a former public bar.
16539 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 18 May 2016
- Reference
- 16539
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 18 May 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 147.33 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks retention permission for a living unit located in a former public bar. It also requests a change of use from a licensed public lounge to a living unit in a portion of the ground floor lounge bar, with elevational alterations.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Retention of living unit in former public bar & for change of use from licensed public lounge to living unit in portion of ground floor lounge bar with alterations to elevation to upper dargle road
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tomena, 2 Greenpark Road, Bray | May 2026 | €565,000 | 154 m |
| 2 Glenherbert, Dargle Rd, Bray | Nov 2025 | €785,000 | 181 m |
| 11 Glenwood, Herbert Rd, Bray | Jul 2025 | €825,000 | 215 m |
| 1 Mount Pleasant Villas, Upper Dargle Rd, Bray | Jul 2025 | €1,200,000 | 229 m |
| Melnibone, Upper Dargle Rd, Bray | Nov 2025 | €520,000 | 242 m |
| 1 Parkview Heights, Bray, Co Wicklownot full market price | Mar 2025 | €300,000 | 244 m |
| 6 Pearse Square, Lower Dargle Road, Bray | Jun 2025 | €468,000 | 252 m |
| 2 Somerton, Dargle Rd, Bray | Dec 2025 | €725,000 | 260 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 received18 May 2016
- Further information requested8 July 2016
- Further information received22 August 2016
- Decision due20 October 2016
- Decision issued18 October 2016
- Grant issued1 December 2016
- Permission expiry30 November 2021
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