Cooleen, Trafalgar Road, Greystones
Conversion of a hostel in Greystones into a community café and meeting room.
171179 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 29 September 2017
- Reference
- 171179
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 September 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks a change of use from hostel accommodation to a community café and meeting room. Works will include internal alterations, chimney removal, a new rear extension, and the demolition of a rear single-storey appendage.
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
Change of use of hostel accommodation to community café and meeting room with attendance works consisting of internal alterations, removal of chimneys, addition of rooflights on south eastern roof slope, demolition of single storey appendage at rear, construction of new single storey extension at rear and associated site works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sea Haven, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones | Apr 2026 | €630,000 | 16 m |
| 4 Kenmare Terrace, Trafalgar Rd, Greystonesnot full market price | Jan 2026 | €45,500 | 46 m |
| 3 Kenmare Terrace, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones | Jan 2026 | €750,000 | 55 m |
| Baravore House, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones | Apr 2026 | €1,500,000 | 72 m |
| 1 Harbour Court, Sidmonton Rd, Greystones | May 2025 | €440,000 | 74 m |
| 9 La Touche Cove, Greystones, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €1,400,000 | 116 m |
| Apt.3, La Touche Cove, Greystones | Jan 2025 | €1,430,000 | 117 m |
| Apt 1, The Huntsman, Cliff Rdprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €170,000 | 128 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 received29 September 2017
- Further information requested7 November 2017
- Further information received3 January 2018
- Decision due30 January 2018
- Decision issued18 January 2018
- Grant issued23 February 2018
- Permission expiry22 February 2023
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
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- Awaiting decision50 m away
Removal of the existing pitched roof to the existing two-storey dwelling and the construction of a new flat…
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21552WicklowLodged 12 May 2021Alterations
- Granted60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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