The Rock, Main Street, Rathnew
Conversion and merger of an office unit into an existing residential unit to form one single dwelling in Rathnew.
17721 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 19 June 2017
- Reference
- 17721
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 June 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 114.7 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of a 46.4 sqm office unit to residential use. This unit will be merged with the existing 66 sqm residential unit in the building to create a single residential dwelling house.
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 from office to residential (46.4 sqm) at unit no 2, this property which is an overall two unit building, unit number 1 (66 sqm) been residential, the permission is to make unit number 1 and unit number 2 one residential dwelling house
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 The Rock, Rathnew, Wicklow | May 2025 | €260,000 | 73 m |
| 36 The Drive, Hawks Bay, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €396,476 | 85 m |
| 28 St Ernan, Ballybeg, Rathnewprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €290,749 | 88 m |
| 2 Woodside, Rathnew, Wicklow | May 2026 | €350,000 | 97 m |
| Old Village, Rathnew, Co Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €370,000 | 110 m |
| 6 Woodside, Rathnew, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €372,500 | 126 m |
| 14 Charvey Court, Rathnew, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €360,000 | 147 m |
| 14 Charvey Court, Rathnew, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €600,000 | 147 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 received19 June 2017
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