2A Albert House, Albert Avenue, Bray
Conversion of a ground floor retail unit to residential use and addition of a first floor extension to create two apartments.
2034 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 20 January 2020
- Reference
- 2034
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 January 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to convert an existing ground floor retail unit into a residential unit and add a first-floor extension. The works will create two 1-bedroom apartments in total, including the demolition of rear sheds and construction of a ground floor rear extension.
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 6 m²
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 for the conversion of the existing ground floor retail unit to residential unit and permission for the addition of a first floor level extension and new roof to the building, provide for 1 bedroom apartment unit on each level (2 in total), with private open space the rear of each. Works to include the demolition of existing rear sheds and construction of a new ground floor rear extension of 5.5 sqm, with a new façade to albert avenue, revised roof profile and associated site and landscape works
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunaura House, 1 Meath Rd, Bray | May 2025 | €850,000 | 28 m |
| Apartments 1 - 32, Albert Place, Albert Avenueprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €12,672,279 | 28 m |
| 17 Sidbury Court, Sidmonton Ave, Bray | Apr 2025 | €395,000 | 67 m |
| 8 Brennans Parade, Strand Rd, Bray | Mar 2025 | €482,500 | 76 m |
| Apt.5 - Dargan Court, Meath Road, Wicklow | Sept 2025 | €420,000 | 85 m |
| 15 Brennans Parade, Strand Rd, Bray | Jul 2025 | €495,000 | 106 m |
| 4 Warburton Terrace, Sidmonton Ave, Bray | Sept 2025 | €1,286,150 | 117 m |
| 5 Claremont Terrace, Meath Rd, Bray | Sept 2025 | €875,000 | 119 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 January 2020
- Further information requested28 February 2020
- Further information received8 June 2020
- Decision due5 July 2020
- Decision issued19 June 2020
- Grant issued24 July 2020
- Permission expiry23 July 2025
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