Mount Herbert House, Herbert Road Bray, Co. Wicklow
Conversion of a protected 8-bedroom house into 6 apartments with extensions and site works.
24305 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 8 July 2024
- Reference
- 24305
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves a change of use of Mount Herbert House, a protected structure, from an 8-bedroom dwelling to 6 apartments. The works include a new rear extension, external terrace, internal modifications, and 11 new parking spaces.
- Residential units
- 6
- Floor area
- 707 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from a detached three-bay two-storey over basement 8 no. Bedroom dwelling of 707m² on 0.185 hectares to 6 no. Apartments (2 no. 2 bed duplex on lower ground and upper ground floor, 4 no. 2 bed apartments on upper ground floor and first floors with new external terrace on lower ground floor, new external stone stairs to lower ground floor from ground floor front entrance, new window replacing existing door at upper ground floor, new 8.3m² rear extension at upper ground floor, with 8.3m² rear extension at first floor with new first floor window to rear elevation with new aov to roof and new selected slate finish to roof with new firestopping between floors and internal modifications to common areas with new internal plant rooms with externally new internal shared surface roadway and 11 no. New surface car parking spaces (12 no. In total), with 16 no. Secure bicycle spaces with polycarbonate cover with new 16.4m² single storey bin store with new public low level lighting, landscaping and associated site works. Mount herbert house is a protected structure (rps ref no. :b20)
Built & sold
What happened next
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Silverdale Court, King Edward Rd, Bray | Sept 2025 | €422,000 | 64 m |
| Daracan, King Edward Rd, Braynot full market price | Jan 2026 | €500,000 | 90 m |
| 11 Glenwood, Herbert Rd, Bray | Jul 2025 | €825,000 | 108 m |
| 85 The Maltings, Bray, Wicklow | Dec 2025 | €527,000 | 122 m |
| 27 Herbert Rd, Bray, Co Wicklow | Jan 2026 | €650,000 | 144 m |
| 2 Mountain View, The Headlands, Putland Rd Bray | Jan 2026 | €375,000 | 152 m |
| 6 Pembroke Vale, Herbert Rd, Bray | Apr 2025 | €890,000 | 184 m |
| 6 Pearse Square, Lower Dargle Road, Bray | Jun 2025 | €468,000 | 185 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 received8 July 2024
- Further information requested27 August 2024
- Further information received13 September 2024
- Decision due10 October 2024
- Decision issued8 October 2024
- Grant issued12 November 2024
- Permission expiry11 November 2029
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