114 Main Street, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Conversion of a restaurant and residential building into a ground-floor café/retail unit and a 16-bedroom guest house in Bray.
181301 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 20 November 2018
- Reference
- 181301
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes converting the existing building into a ground-floor café/retail unit and a 16-bedroom guest house across three floors. It includes a 62 sqm second-floor rear extension, a 3-storey staircase extension, façade alterations, and interior renovations.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 73 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from existing restaurant and residential use to a café / retail unit at ground floor level and a guest house of 16 bedrooms over ground, first and second floors, a second second floor rear extension of 62 sqm, amendments to the front façade including the provision of a new fire escape exit, altered fenestration, new doors and windows, a rear extension to the existing staircase over 3 floors of 11 sqm the addition of 2 new windows to the first and second floors of the north façade, new windows and altered fenestration to the existing courtyard elevations, interior renovations and altered layout to the existing building, and associated landscape and drainage works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 8 August 2019.
Notified floor area: 576 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Church Terrace, Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €333,250 | 58 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Quinsborough Road, Bray | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 89 m |
| Apt 1, The Mill, The Maltings | Dec 2025 | €386,000 | 145 m |
| 15 The Maltings, Bray, Co Wicklow | May 2026 | €433,000 | 179 m |
| 3 Dargleview Tce, Bray, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 194 m |
| Apt 12, Glenhilton, Herbert Rd | Feb 2025 | €370,000 | 197 m |
| 3 Fatima Terrace, Bray, Wicklow | May 2025 | €600,000 | 202 m |
| 4 Florence Rd, Bray, Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €500,000 | 207 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 received20 November 2018
- Decision due23 January 2019
- Decision issued18 January 2019
- Grant issued27 February 2019
- Permission expiry26 February 2024
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