First floor level and part second floor level, 18/19, William Street South, and 47 Drury Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of the first and part-second floors from a cookery and wine school to offices.
2070/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 January 2021
- Reference
- 2070/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use within the existing four-storey over basement building. The first-floor cookery school and second-floor wine school will be converted into office space, utilizing the existing entrance and fire escape.
- Storeys
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for development at this site: first floor level and part second floor level. The development will consist of a change of use in the existing four storey over basement building, from education use (cookery school at first floor level and associated wine school at second floor level) to office use. The development is accessed from the existing william street south entrance with existing fire escape exiting onto drury street.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 119 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 151 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 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 received21 January 2021
- Decision due16 March 2021
- Decision issued16 March 2021
- Grant issued27 April 2021
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