Abbey House, Abbey Street, Wicklow
Subdivision of a retail unit and conversion of first-floor offices into two apartments in Wicklow.
23142 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 16 February 2023
- Reference
- 23142
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 February 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves subdividing a retail unit to reinstate two ground-floor shops with separate entrances. It also includes a change of use from office to residential to create two 1-bedroom apartments on the first floor, 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
(a) subdivision of existing retail unit to reinstate original condition of 2 no. Retail units with separate shopfronts and entrances at ground floor level, (b) change of use from office to residential with the provision of 2 no. New 1 bedroom apartments at first floor level, (c) alterations to existing shopfront at ground floor level to provide new entrance door to internal lobby with access stairs to residential units at first floor level, (d) addition of 4 no. New roof lights to roof of rear return and (e) all associated site works. The site is located within an architectural conservation area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Fitzwilliam Row, Wicklow | May 2025 | €235,000 | 24 m |
| 7 Fitzwilliam Row, Wicklow Town, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €220,000 | 40 m |
| 9 Fitzwilliam Rd, Wicklow, Wicklow | Jan 2025 | €300,000 | 47 m |
| 8 Ddereen Drive, Wicklow Town, Co Wicklow | Jan 2010 | €335,000 | 106 m |
| Dale Cottage, Dunganstown, Wicklow | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 106 m |
| Fitzwilliam House, Fitzwilliam Square, Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €280,000 | 134 m |
| 3 Church St, Wicklow, Wicklownot full market price | Dec 2025 | €543,972 | 163 m |
| Overdene, Wentworth Place, Wicklow Town | Jan 2025 | €995,000 | 172 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 received16 February 2023
- Further information requested6 April 2023
- Further information received1 June 2023
- Decision due28 June 2023
- Decision issued26 June 2023
- Grant issued10 August 2023
- Permission expiry9 August 2028
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