No 17 Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Change of use of a retail and residential unit to full commercial use, with a new rear office extension.
171397 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 November 2017
- Reference
- 171397
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 November 2017
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of a two-storey retail and residential unit into full commercial use. It includes demolishing a rear toilet extension to build a new single-storey office extension, installing a new shopfront, and adding rooflights and windows.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing two storey retail / residential unit into commercial use at ground and first floor level, the demolition of existing single storey wc extension to rear and construction of a new single storey office extension to rear in lieu, together with alterations to the existing front façade to include new shopfront with side entrance door to the proposed first floor office space, and the provision of 2 no velux rooflights and new windows and door to the rear elevation and all 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 21 m |
| Apt 2, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 21 m |
| 1 Manifolds Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €222,000 | 28 m |
| 26 Tuskar Courtyard, Arklow Marina Village, Arklow | Aug 2025 | €267,000 | 35 m |
| Kilmichael, Arklow, Wicklow | Sept 2025 | €517,000 | 35 m |
| 1 Belfry Court, Martins Lane, Arklow | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 57 m |
| Heatherbank, Vale Road, Arklow | Jan 2025 | €750,000 | 187 m |
| Clifden House, Wexford Rd, Arklow | Aug 2025 | €433,500 | 190 m |
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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 received23 November 2017
- Decision due26 January 2018
- Decision issued16 January 2018
- Grant issued23 February 2018
- Permission expiry22 February 2023
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