Units Nos. 1 & 2, No. 60 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Declaration sought on whether merging two retail units into one is exempt from planning permission.
0172/26 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 May 2026
- Reference
- 0172/26
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 1 May 2026
Summary
AI-generatedAn application has been submitted for a Section 5 declaration on whether the amalgamation of units 1 and 2 to form a single retail unit is or is not exempt development.
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
Expp: whether the amalgamation of units nos. 1 & 2 to form a single retail unit is or is not exempt development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 204 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 358 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 422 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 426 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 427 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 432 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 433 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 438 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 received1 May 2026
- Decision due28 May 2026
- Decision issued28 May 2026
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WEB1844/24Dublin CityLodged 12 Jul 2024Alterations
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WEB5007/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Sept 2025Retention
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4223/24Dublin CityLodged 30 Aug 2024Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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WEB2543/25Dublin CityLodged 1 Jul 2025Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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4351/24Dublin CityLodged 17 Oct 2024Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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2826/18Dublin CityLodged 24 Apr 2018Infrastructure
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4982/23Dublin CityLodged 15 Dec 2023Apartments
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4563/22Dublin CityLodged 27 Jul 2022Change of use
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