Castle Street Shopping Centre, Castle Street, Bray
Change of use of a unit in Castle Street Shopping Centre from an office to a gym.
23416 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 28 April 2023
- Reference
- 23416
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 April 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert Unit 20 of the shopping centre from office use to a gymnasium. The unit has a floor area of 131 square metres.
- Floor area
- 131 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of unit 20 (131 m2) from office use to use as gymnasium
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Dargleview Tce, Bray, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 122 m |
| 1-18 Adelaide Apartments, Saint Laurence's Terrace, Brayprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €6,861,509 | 135 m |
| 3 Church Terrace, Bray, Wicklow | Mar 2025 | €333,250 | 138 m |
| Apt 1, The Mill, The Maltings | Dec 2025 | €386,000 | 139 m |
| 10 St Columcilles Terrace, Bray, Wicklow | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 147 m |
| 15 The Maltings, Bray, Co Wicklow | May 2026 | €433,000 | 152 m |
| 1 Adelaide Villas, Bray, Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €410,000 | 193 m |
| Apt 1, 4 Quinsborough Road, Bray | Jun 2025 | €230,000 | 194 m |
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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 received28 April 2023
- Further information requested15 June 2023
- Further information received27 June 2023
- Decision due24 July 2023
- Decision issued10 July 2023
- Grant issued25 August 2023
- Permission expiry24 August 2028
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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Unit 14 Castle Street Shopping Centre , Bray , Co. Wicklow
161188WicklowLodged 26 Oct 2016Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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171324WicklowLodged 2 Nov 2017Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Replacement of existing canopy with new cantilevered canopy (2.1m and 2.6m wide) and associated cladding to…
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221260WicklowLodged 28 Nov 2022Commercial
- Granted60 m away
Front and rear of building alterations, proposed change of use for one commercial unit on ground floor level…
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Unit 4 , Castle Street Shopping Centre , Bray
21320WicklowLodged 25 Mar 2021Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Change of use of unit 4 (99m2) from Class 1 (Retail) to Class 2 (Financial Services)
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23344WicklowLodged 6 Apr 2023Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Amalgamation of unit 3 and unit 4
Castle Street Shopping Centre , Castle Street , Bray
171140WicklowLodged 20 Sept 2017Commercial
- Refused60 m away
For a new shop front to the existing caf/restaurant unit comprising timber cladding and raised timber…
1 Castle Street , Bray , Co. Wicklow
161245WicklowLodged 14 Nov 2016Alterations
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