Delgany’s Stylebawn Back On The Market

Style Bawn in its prime…

ollowing April’s rejection by An Bord Pleanála for his latest plans for Style Bawn House and gardens, developer Johnny Ronan appears to have abandoned his Delgany dream.

And now, both the house and its 13.9-acre site are back on the market.

A March 2022 design

Handling the sale is CBRE, on behalf of Declan McDonald from receiver PwC, with a guide price of €4.75 million.

Whoever ends up buying the old Gaisford St Lawrence home may want to consider that, despite being zoned largely residential and falling within the Local Area Plan for Delgany, Kilcoole and Greystones, numerous planning applications for this prime location have fallen by the wayside.

The latest rejection happening this year, when Ronan’s RGRE J&R Stylebawn Ltd tried for 42 apartments, and the conversion of the house itself and its gardener’s cottage into two houses. There was also a second application for 99 apartments on the land.

Over the years, Ronan has had plenty of designs on Style Bawn, the developer having purchased the property in 2004.

Following the string of planning rejections, it’s perhaps unsurprising that the latest feasibility study for Style Bawn – conducted by MOLA Architecture – recommends a smaller residential scheme of up to 90 units rather than the 143 proposed by Ronan.

Glenowen later Style Bawn

Built in 1773, Style Bawn House is a protected structure. Which may explain the mysterious visit by Maguire & Patterson in 2016. And their slight return in 2022.

Here’s hoping the latest buyer has a little more respect for history…

You can check out Delgany Heritage’s fine history of Style Bawn here, and our own ramble chat with Shay Clear right here.