2 Manifolds Lane, Upper Main Street, Arklow
Change of use from a café to a one-bedroom ground floor apartment.
20455 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 18 May 2020
- Reference
- 20455
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 18 May 2020
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 47 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting an existing café premises into a single one-bedroom ground floor apartment, including all associated site works.
- Storey
- 1
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 a café to a one-bedroom ground floor apartment along with all associated site development 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 7 m |
| Apt 1, 2 Manifolds Lane, Arklow | May 2025 | €127,500 | 7 m |
| 1 Manifolds Lane, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €222,000 | 15 m |
| 1 Belfry Court, Martins Lane, Arklow | Mar 2026 | €250,000 | 40 m |
| Kilmichael, Arklow, Wicklow | Sept 2025 | €517,000 | 52 m |
| 26 Tuskar Courtyard, Arklow Marina Village, Arklow | Aug 2025 | €267,000 | 52 m |
| 9 St Marys Court, Arklow, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €215,000 | 186 m |
| 10 St Marys Court, St Marys Rd, Arklownot full market price | Jan 2025 | €130,000 | 186 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 received18 May 2020
- Further information requested13 July 2020
- Further information received10 August 2020
- Decision due6 September 2020
- Decision issued28 August 2020
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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19988WicklowLodged 5 Sept 2019
- GrantedAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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171371WicklowLodged 15 Nov 2017Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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Related developments
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- Awaiting decision
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- GrantedChange of use
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- RefusedChange of use
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