GrantedApartmentsDecided 6 August 2020

former La Touche Hotel, Greystones, Co. Wicklow

Conversion of the former La Touche Hotel shell into 10 apartments in Greystones.

20200 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 28 February 2020

Reference: 20200
Authority: Wicklow County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 28 February 2020
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1554.4 m²

Summary

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This application seeks amendments to a permitted development to construct 10 apartments within the retained external fabric of the former four-storey hotel. The proposal replaces five previously permitted townhouses and includes a new eastern facade, internal floors, balconies, and reorganized parking.

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Storeys: 4

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Official record

Development description

Amendments to a mixed use development permitted under reg ref 15/114 (abp ref pl27.245501) comprising the refurbishment and reuse of the remaining external fabric of the former 4 storey hotel building and for redevelopment of same to accommodate 10 no apartments (4 no 2 bed apartments and 6 no 3 bed apartments (total gfa c 1554.5 sqm)) in lieu of the permitted development which provided for 5 no 4 bed four storey town houses within the retained shell of the former hotel building. The proposed development includes for the reuse of remaining external and some internal walls, the completion of construction of a new replacement eastern façade including ground floor window bays, the construction of new floors and party walls to divide apartments, new windows on all elevations, a new roof and replacement chimneys and the provision of new terraces / balconies on western and eastern facades at ground to 3rd floor level of the former hotel building to serve the proposed apartments. The proposed development also includes for the reorganisation and reallocation of permitted parking spaces centrally within the la touche development site and those accessed from trafalgar road, landscaping, minor modifications to the boundary walls fronting trafalgar road, and all site ancillary works and site layout amendment works and services to facilitate the development. Retention permission is sought for partial demolition and rebuild works carried out on the former hotel building comprising the removal of the hotel roof and the balconies on the western façade, and the removal and replacement of the hotel's eastern façade including the ground floor bookend window bays

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 La Touche Cove, Greystones, Wicklow	Jul 2025	€1,400,000	51 m
3 Kenmare Terrace, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones	Jan 2026	€750,000	71 m
4 Marine Terrace, Greystones, Wicklow	Jun 2025	€502,000	72 m
4 Kenmare Terrace, Trafalgar Rd, Greystonesnot full market price	Jan 2026	€45,500	78 m
Baravore House, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones	Apr 2026	€1,500,000	81 m
Apt.3, La Touche Cove, Greystones	Jan 2025	€1,430,000	87 m
Apt 1, The Huntsman, Cliff Rdprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€170,000	121 m
1 Harbour Court, Sidmonton Rd, Greystones	May 2025	€440,000	133 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

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Application received28 February 2020
Further information requested15 June 2020
Further information received13 July 2020
Decision due9 August 2020
Decision issued6 August 2020
Grant issued10 September 2020
Permission expiry9 September 2025

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