1 Lower Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Change of use from a retail unit to a café and retention of a dwelling in Arklow.
201168 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 19 November 2020
- Reference
- 201168
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 November 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 1 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of a ground floor retail unit to a café, with new signage. It also seeks retention permission for the dwelling as constructed and an attic store window.
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
- Planning permission sought for change of use of ground floor retail unit to café
- New signage to existing shop front
- Planning retention of dwelling as constructed
- Planning retention sought for window to attic store to front of dwelling
- All above with 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No.1 Lower Main Street, Arklow, County Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €167,400 | 23 m |
| 29b Abbey Lane, Arklow, Co Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €36,000 | 40 m |
| 21 Condrens Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Feb 2026 | €185,000 | 87 m |
| 2 Laffins Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Jun 2025 | €195,000 | 94 m |
| 8 Brookview Court, South Quay, Arklow | Jul 2025 | €255,000 | 123 m |
| 31 Meadows Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €226,000 | 184 m |
| 8 Brookview Gardens, South Quay, Arklow | May 2026 | €226,500 | 196 m |
| 37 Fairgreen, Arklow, Co Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €270,000 | 222 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 November 2020
- Decision due22 January 2021
- Decision issued22 January 2021
- Grant issued1 March 2021
- Permission expiry28 February 2026
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