The Former Everest Centre, Castle Street, Bray
Construction of a 49-unit apartment building up to six storeys tall in Bray.
221054 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 30 September 2022
- Reference
- 221054
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 September 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the former Everest Centre will consist of a 49-unit apartment building ranging from four to six storeys. It includes 17 one-bedroom and 32 two-bedroom units, 25 sub-level parking spaces, bicycle parking, and a rooftop communal amenity space.
- Residential units
- 49
- Storeys
- 6
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
Construction of a 49no apartment unit building comprising of four storey with fifth and sixth floors set back and containing 17no one bedroom/ 2 person units and 32no two bedroom/ 4 person units, new vehicular entrance, 25no sub-level vehicular parking spaces (including 2no disabled spaces), 108no secure resident and visitor bicycle parking spaces, plant room, communal storeroom, bin storage area, pedestrian entrances off castle street, creation of hard and soft landscaped public areas to front (south) and rear (north) of proposed development, hard and soft landscaped rooftop (fifth floor) communal amenity space, roof mounted photo voltaic solar panel array (57sqm), connections to public infrastructure mains, and all other 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 St Patricks Sq, Castle St, Bray | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 67 m |
| 1 Fairview Terrace, Adelaide Villas, Bray | Dec 2025 | €345,000 | 112 m |
| 10 St Columcilles Terrace, Bray, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 112 m |
| 7 Greenpark Rd Bray, Wicklow | Sept 2025 | €452,500 | 124 m |
| 49 The Printworks, Lower Dargle Road, Bray | Apr 2026 | €480,000 | 135 m |
| 3 Adelaide Villas, Lower Dargle Rd, Bray | Aug 2025 | €371,000 | 143 m |
| 1-18 Adelaide Apartments, Saint Laurence's Terrace, Brayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €6,861,509 | 146 m |
| 1 Adelaide Villas, Bray, Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €410,000 | 151 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 received30 September 2022
- Decision due24 November 2022
- Decision issued23 November 2022
- Appeal submitted4 January 2023
- Appeal decided11 July 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decision90 m away
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- Awaiting decision90 m away
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