16, Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4
Change of use of a ground floor café to a residential unit with associated alterations.
3582/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 16 October 2020
- Reference
- 3582/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 16 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a 55.6 square metre ground floor café into a residential unit. The works will include removing a rear rooflight, adding bin storage with access from a rear alleyway, and carrying out internal and elevational alterations.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Floor area
- 56 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the change of use of 55.6 sqm ground floor café to residential unit, removal of 1no. Existing rooflight to rear single storey section, addition of bin storage with access from rear alleyway, associated internal alterations and elevational alterations and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 24 January 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 26 June 2023.
Notified floor area: 58 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2a Doris St, Lotts Rd South, Dublin 4 | Mar 2026 | €702,000 | 31 m |
| 30 Gordon Street, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Mar 2025 | €398,500 | 33 m |
| 67 Gordon St, Ringsend, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €682,500 | 35 m |
| 9 The Ropery, South Lotts Road, Ringsend | Jun 2025 | €875,000 | 44 m |
| 24 Joy St, South Lotts Rd, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €475,000 | 60 m |
| 26 Doris St, Ringsend, Dublin 4 | Sept 2025 | €520,000 | 61 m |
| 2 Pidgeon House, Gasworks, Barrow St Dublin 4 | May 2026 | €825,000 | 61 m |
| 14 Somerset St, South Lotts, Ringsend Dublin 4 | Dec 2025 | €388,000 | 71 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 October 2020
- Further information requested24 February 2021
- Further information received8 March 2021
- Decision due1 April 2021
- Decision issued1 April 2021
- Grant issued14 May 2021
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