63-64 Lower Dorset Street, Dublin 1 and 100-102 Saint Ignatius Road, Dublin 7, (previously the rear of 63/64 Lower Dorset Street)
Retention of change of use to a gaming and amusement arcade on the ground floor and a live gaming emporium in the basement.
3062/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 January 2023
- Reference
- 3062/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Received
- 19 January 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to change the use of a workshop, retail, and office space into a staff room, toilets, and gaming/amusement arcade on the ground floor. It also seeks retention for changing a basement storage area into a live gaming emporium, alongside minor door alterations.
- Floor area
- 482 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission: for change of use from workshop, retail and office use to staff room, toilets, gaming and amusement arcade uses at ground floor (221 sq. M) with provision of 2no. New rear exit doors and removal and blocking up of 2no. Existing rear exit doors, and change of use from storage use to live gaming emporium at basement level (261 sq. M).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 St Ignatius Rd, Dublin 7, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €525,000 | 24 m |
| 96 St Ignatius Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 41 m |
| 47 Derrynane Sq, Dorset St, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 68 m |
| 8 Innisfallen Parade, Dublin 7, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €423,000 | 77 m |
| 4 Belvidere Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €610,000 | 85 m |
| 110 Derrynane Sq, Lower Dorset St, Dublin 7 | Aug 2025 | €330,000 | 88 m |
| 8 Portland Lock, Royal Canal, Dublin 1 | Feb 2026 | €256,000 | 101 m |
| 3 Portland Lock, Portland Place, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €340,000 | 101 m |
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 January 2023
- Decision due15 March 2023
- Decision issued14 March 2023
- Appeal submitted10 April 2023
- Appeal decided25 July 2023
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