Previously known as PB O'Byrne shop unit, Bawn House & Bawn Mews, Main Street
Conversion of Bawn House, Bawn Mews, and a former shop unit into five residential apartments.
20818 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 21 August 2020
- Reference
- 20818
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves converting Bawn House into two 1-bed apartments and Bawn Mews into two 2-bed apartments, including a first-floor extension. Additionally, it seeks a change of use for the former PB O'Byrne shop unit into a live/work 1-bed residential unit with associated structural alterations.
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Official record
Development description
Conversion of 'bawn house' from a residential house into 2 no 1 bed apartment units with a revised roof to the rear first floor, modifications to the front elevation fenestration, addition of 2 no skylights to the front of the roof and 4 no to the rear, with private open spaces to the rear ground and first floor. Permission for the conversion of 'bawn mews' from a residential house into 2 no 2 bed apartment units, with the existing roof removed and the addition of a 72 sqm first floor level with new roof above, with the addition of 2 no skylights to the front of the roof and 3 no to the rear, revised fenestration to the front elevation with an 15 sqm extension to the ground floor rear and with private open spaces to the rear ground and first floor. Change of use permission on the shop front previously known as pb o'byrne into a live / work 1 bed residential unit with the existing side gable removed and the narrowing of the building by 2.15m to create a new wider access to the side, the removal of the existing roof and replacement with a new higher level roof with 2 no skylights to the rear, replacement of existing derelict extension and the addition of a new 8 sqm extension to the rear, revised fenestration to the front elevation with private open space to the rear fist floor and all associated site and landscape works
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Mountkennedy Court, Main St, Newtownmountkennedy | Mar 2025 | €359,000 | 68 m |
| 19 Glenbrook Hall, Newtown, Mount Kennedy | Oct 2025 | €405,000 | 115 m |
| 8 Glenbrook Hall, Newtown Mount Kennedy, Co Wicklow | Feb 2025 | €355,500 | 115 m |
| 73Alderway, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklowprice excludes VAT | May 2026 | €480,176 | 149 m |
| 4 Glenbrook Lawn, Newtownmountkennedy, Co Wicklow | Apr 2026 | €325,000 | 153 m |
| 1 Glenbrook Meadows, Newtownmountkennedy, Town Center | Mar 2026 | €455,000 | 202 m |
| 8 Glenbrook View, Newtownmountkennedy, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €325,000 | 212 m |
| 67 Season Park, Newtown Mt Kennedy, Wicklow | Feb 2026 | €345,000 | 285 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 received21 August 2020
- Further information requested5 October 2020
- Further information received16 December 2020
- Decision due21 January 2021
- Decision issued20 January 2021
- Grant issued23 February 2021
- Permission expiry22 February 2026
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