Retail Units 4-5 Ground Floor, Block 1, Island Quay, East Road, Dublin 3.
Subdivision of a vacant retail unit to create a dry cleaners and a takeaway/restaurant.
2397/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 March 2021
- Reference
- 2397/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes the subdivision of a vacant ground floor commercial unit. It seeks a change of use to establish a dry cleaners retail unit and a takeaway/eat-in restaurant, including new signage and entrance doors.
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
Planning permission for the development will consist of subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit and change of use from existing vacant commercial / retail use for provision of the following; (i) proposed dry cleaners retail unit (ii) proposed takeaway / eat in restaurant including all associated signage, entrance doors and site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 May 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 October 2022.
Notified floor area: 158 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 86 East Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jan 2025 | €264,000 | 91 m |
| 5 Caledon Rd, East Wall, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €390,000 | 101 m |
| 22 Caledon Rd, Eastwall, Dublin | May 2025 | €316,000 | 106 m |
| Apt 54 Teeling Way, East Rd East Wall, Dublin 3not full market price | Oct 2025 | €126,576 | 108 m |
| Apt 54 Teeling Way, East Rd East Wall, Dublin 3 | Mar 2026 | €315,000 | 108 m |
| 28 Ravensdale Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Jun 2026 | €425,111 | 118 m |
| 34 Caledon Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | May 2026 | €395,000 | 125 m |
| 44 Caledon Rd, East Wall, Dublin 3 | Aug 2025 | €455,000 | 141 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 received16 March 2021
- Further information requested10 May 2021
- Further information received16 June 2021
- Decision due13 July 2021
- Decision issued12 July 2021
- Grant issued27 August 2021
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