20/21 Wexford Street, Dublin 2.
Change of use from a shop to a betting office at ground floor and basement levels.
3065/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 July 2020
- Reference
- 3065/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 July 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application for 20/21 Wexford Street seeks permission to change the use of a 181 sqm space from a shop to a betting office. The works will include internal reconfiguration for a lobby, counter, and staff areas, alongside new shopfront signage.
- Floor area
- 181 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of permission for: a change of use from shop to betting office at ground floor and basement level (181sqm total), including the reconfiguration of the internal layout comprising new customer lobby, manager’s office, counter areas, staff room, ancillary storage, and new shopfront advertising signage. The proposed development will also include all associated ancillary site development works.
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 21 May 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 August 2021.
Notified floor area: 423 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 105 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 137 m |
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 155 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 162 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 188 m |
| 62 Synge Street, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €625,000 | 192 m |
| 61a Synge St, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Jan 2025 | €500,000 | 199 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 205 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 July 2020
- Decision due14 September 2020
- Decision issued10 September 2020
- Grant issued8 February 2021
- Appeal submitted7 October 2020
- Appeal decided8 February 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Change of use from existing use as a café to retail use
2, Montague Street, Dublin 2, D02 TX48
2362/19Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2019Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
PERMISSION AND RETENTION: For retention permission for development at this site No. 4A (D02 T803) and No. 4b…
Units 4A (D02 T803) and 4b (D02 W5C2) Montague Street, Dublin 2
3954/24Dublin CityLodged 2 Jul 2024Change of use
- Refused30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE. CHANGE OF USE. Balrath Investments ULC intend to apply for permission for development at…
1-4 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02PX82
WEB5468/25Dublin CityLodged 7 Oct 2025Change of use
- Part granted, part refused40 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Nos. 91 and 92 Camden Street Lower and Nos. 1 and 2 Camden Row…
91 and 92, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 and 1, 2 and 3, Camden Row, Dublin 8
3695/19Dublin CityLodged 7 Aug 2019Alterations
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: No. 91 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 which is a protected structure, RPS. 1159. At the…
No. 91 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2
3766/24Dublin CityLodged 27 May 2024Change of use
- Granted50 m away
The replacement of the existing advertising display (1.4m wide x 2m high) with a digital advertising display…
13 Wexford Street, Dublin 2
WEB1999/23Dublin CityLodged 13 Nov 2023Alterations
- Invalid50 m away
The replacement of the existing advertising display (1.4m wide x 2m high) with a digital advertising display…
13, Wexford Street, Dublin 2
WEB1959/23Dublin CityLodged 3 Nov 2023Commercial
- Granted50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE:PERMISSION & RETENTION:For development at this site: No. 92 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2…
No. 92 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 and No's 1, 2 and 3 Camden Row, Dublin 8. No. 92 Camden, Street Lower and No's 1 and 2, Camden Row
3599/24Dublin CityLodged 26 Apr 2024Alterations
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