Mentone Cottage & The Stone Gallery, Church Road, Greystones
Change of use of a first-floor office to two apartments in Greystones.
20583 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 23 June 2020
- Reference
- 20583
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 June 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to convert the first floor of Mentone Cottage & The Stone Gallery from office use to two residential apartments. The project includes rooflights, French windows, internal modifications, and two storage sheds within an Architectural Conservation Area.
- Residential units
- 2
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 to first floor from office use as granted permission under reg ref 15/63 to residential use comprising of 2 no apartments (45.80 sqm gfa and 66.80 gfa) and various modifications to first floor including provision of 2 no guarded french windows to rear, provision of further 3 no rooflights to rear roofs, reorientation of roof pitch to ground floor rear extension, substantial internal modifications including provision of kitchen and bathroom areas etc and all associated site works including the provision of 2 no storage sheds to rear garden in lieu of storage shed granted permission u der reg ref 15/63 at mentone cottage and the stone gallery. Proposals are in addition to those previously granted under reg ref 15/63 and reg ref 15/884 but not as yet implemented. The site is located in an architectural conservation area
Built & sold
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Burnaby Mews, Church Rd, Greystones | Sept 2025 | €925,000 | 111 m |
| Arranmore, Killincarrick Rd, Greystones | Feb 2025 | €1,145,000 | 124 m |
| Dunboy, Burnaby Rd, Greystones | Apr 2025 | €2,175,000 | 163 m |
| 33 Burnaby Mews, Burnaby Lane, Greystones | Jun 2025 | €510,000 | 198 m |
| Apt 2, La Touche Place, Eden Rd | Feb 2026 | €470,000 | 213 m |
| Apt 3, La Touche Place, Greystones | Mar 2026 | €395,000 | 219 m |
| Site At Cashel, Hillside Road, Greystonesprice excludes VAT | Sept 2025 | €1,360,000 | 257 m |
| Winton House, Trafalgar Rd, Greystones | Sept 2025 | €650,000 | 268 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 received23 June 2020
- Further information requested12 August 2020
- Further information received27 October 2020
- Decision due3 December 2020
- Decision issued1 December 2020
- Grant issued13 January 2021
- Permission expiry12 January 2026
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