4-5 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 FH72
New shopfront, rear extension for a post room, and associated alterations on Dawson Street.
3151/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 January 2022
- Reference
- 3151/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 January 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a new shopfront with revised signage and level access. It also includes a 7 sqm single-storey ground level rear extension to serve as a post room with a cargo entrance, alongside replacing a glazed screen and roof with a masonry wall and slate roof.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 7 m²
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for new shopfront to include for revised signage, additional door to provide level access and single storey ground level extension to the rear to provide post room with cargo entrance (additional area 7m2) and replacement of existing glazed screen and roof to rear with masonry wall and pitched slate roof with associated landscaping and groundworks.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 220 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 397 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 405 m |
| 25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €518,000 | 413 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 413 m |
| 46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 413 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 received27 January 2022
- Decision due23 March 2022
- Decision issued1 February 2022
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