McDonalds Restaurant, 9-11, Grafton Street, Dublin 2
Internal refurbishments and minor external alterations to McDonald's on Grafton Street, a protected structure.
2925/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 May 2018
- Reference
- 2925/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of internal modifications to the McDonald's restaurant, including removing the ground floor McCafe to create more seating, kitchen modifications, and layout changes. External works include removing signage behind glazing and installing feature lighting and high tables behind the west elevation glazing.
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
Protected structure: the development will consist of the removal of existing signage behind glazing and provision of feature pendant light fittings and feature high tables behind glazing to west elevation, the removal of the ground floor level mccafe to create additional seating area, kitchen modifications and refurbishments to these areas, alterations to ground and first floor seating layouts, new wall graphic top basement crew room and all other associated site works. This is a protected structure.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 February 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 10 September 2019.
Notified floor area: 12 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 158 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 319 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 365 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 369 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 376 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 384 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 388 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 391 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 received4 May 2018
- Further information requested28 June 2018
- Further information received20 July 2018
- Decision due16 August 2018
- Decision issued16 August 2018
- Grant issued20 September 2018
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- Granted30 m away
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- Granted40 m away
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