Chatham and King, Chatham Street, Dublin 2
Change of use and amalgamation of retail and food units at Chatham and King.
3557/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 March 2022
- Reference
- 3557/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes changing the use of three approved food and beverage units at ground floor to retail, amalgamating them into a single retail unit, and changing the upper basement retail space to food and beverage use. It also includes shopfront alterations and new illuminated signage.
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for development at 'chatham and king', chatham street, dublin 2 bounded to the north by chatham street, to the south by the rear of the gaiety centre, king street south, to the west by clarendon row and to the east by 6 chatham street and the gaiety theatre (protected structure). The proposed development will consist of
- The change of use of the 3 no. Food and beverage units at ground floor approved under register reference 4436/16 to retail use and the amalgamation of this floor space with the 2 no. Approved retail units to form a single retail unit at ground floor
- The change of use of the approved retail floor space at upper basement level to food and beverage use
- Alterations to the approved shopfronts at ground floor including the redesign of the approved entrance doors; the installation of a retractable accordion gate across the main shop entrance on the chatham street elevation; the installation of an additional two sets of double doors on the chatham street elevation; and the installation of new double doors to the basement on the clarendon row elevation
- The display of illuminated (backlit) signage (individual letters and logos) above the shopfronts on the chatham street and clarendon row elevations
- The installation of 12 no. Projecting fixed fabric banner signs at first floor level (9 no. On the chatham street elevation and 3 no. On the clarendon row elevation); and
- The installation of a projecting curved canopy over the main shop entrance on the chatham street elevation
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 1 September 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 16 March 2023.
Notified floor area: 747.8 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 174 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 183 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 183 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 183 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 183 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 183 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 183 m |
| Apt 42, Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €420,000 | 183 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 2022
- Decision due10 May 2022
- Decision issued28 March 2022
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
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5120/22Dublin CityLodged 26 Oct 2022Change of use
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- Invalid30 m away
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4459/23Dublin CityLodged 12 Sept 2023Retention
- Granted40 m away
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4522/23Dublin CityLodged 21 Sept 2023Retention
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