GrantedChange of useDecided 3 September 2019

1, Coppinger Row, and 57 South William Street, Dublin 2

Change of use of a shop to a cafe and offices to educational use at a protected structure on South William Street.

2396/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 March 2019

Reference: 2396/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 1 March 2019

Summary

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The project involves converting a ground floor shop into a cafe and upper floor offices into educational spaces. It also includes extending an existing restaurant into the basement and installing a new fire escape stair connecting the properties.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: planning permission for the change of use of existing ground floor shop to cafe including new shopfront and signage, and change of use of existing first, second and third floor offices to educational use, at 57 south william street, together with connections to allow the extension of existing restaurant at 1 coppinger row into the basement of 57 south william street, in addition to the provision of a fire escape stair and associated structure connecting the rear of 57 south william street and 1 coppinger row and provision of a new fire escape door to the facade of 1 coppinger row. All with associated works at 1 coppinger row and 57 south william street, dublin 2.57 south william street is a protected structure, rps ref. 8594.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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.

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Built & sold

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 1 July 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 July 2023.

Notified floor area: 784 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2	Feb 2026	€1,275,000	100 m
Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€295,000	168 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€340,000	185 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	185 m
39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€360,000	185 m
29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price	Apr 2026	€208,676	185 m
20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	185 m
38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	185 m

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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 March 2019
Further information requested25 April 2019
Further information received7 August 2019
Decision due3 September 2019
Decision issued3 September 2019
Grant issued14 October 2019

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