Plans to turn Sinead O’Connor’s former €1million luxury home into apartments have been shot down.
Wicklow County Council refused planning permission to convert the Bray seafront property after a string of objections by locals.
The Nothing Compares 2 U singer purchased Montebello in 2007 for a reported €1.7million. The house was previously placed on the market by the singer in 2016 and 2017 but was withdrawn from sale.
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The internationally renowned singer finally sold the six-bed house, which is located on the Strand Road along Bray’s seafront, in 2021 for €1.04million.
At 3,713 sq ft, Montebello is well over three times the size of an average family home and includes six bedrooms and three bathrooms. In May of last year, BBA Architecture, on behalf of Rachel Carthy, lodged plans with the council to convert the property into five apartments.
The initial Carthy proposal also included the construction of a three-storey extension to the rear of the existing building with balconies to the rear/west elevation.
The council has refused planning permission despite Ms Carthy lodging revised plans with the height of the rear extension reduced by a variety of heights.
Ms Carthy made the revisions after the council sought further information on the proposal.
It ruled the scheme would be out of character with the streetscape and would intrude on views of the protected structures in the vicinity of the site.
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