268-272, North Circular Road, Dublin 7
Retention of outdoor cafe seating, awning, heaters, signage, and a horse box coffee trailer at a protected structure on North Circular Road.
3632/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 October 2020
- Reference
- 3632/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 28 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking retention permission for various additions to the front elevation and garden of a protected structure. These include a retractable awning, five wall heaters, a paved terrace with seating, windbreaker panels, signage, a dog park area, and a horse box trailer used for dispensing coffee and pastries.
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Official record
Development description
- Protected structure: planning retention permission sought to retain various additions / alterations made to the front elevation and garden area of their premises. These chiefly consist
- The erection of a retractable awning to the front lower ground floor wall
- The provision of 5 infra-red wall heaters under this
- The construction of a paved terrace with outdoor seating with 10 small tables
- Some low level glazed windbreaker panels
- 2 small 'moose cafe signs (one at the front railings and the other at the lower bround floor under-stair entrance doorway)
- Timber post and fencing to an enclosed area to the side garden as a patrons 'dog park'
- A single size removable 'horse box trailer (used as a coffee and pastry dispense facility)
- And the use of a new terraced / covered / heated seating area for casual off-street trade as a cafe
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 262b, North Circular Road, Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €1,025,000 | 37 m |
| 19 Rosemount Rd, North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | May 2025 | €700,000 | 54 m |
| 283 North Circular Rd, Phibsborough, Dublin 7 | May 2026 | €910,000 | 66 m |
| 26 Rathdown Rd, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 74 m |
| 27 Rathdown Rd, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €700,000 | 78 m |
| Glenside, 267 North Circular Rd, Dublin 7 | Jul 2026 | €1,420,000 | 113 m |
| 10 Charleville Road, Phibsboro, Dublin 7 | Feb 2025 | €1,080,000 | 157 m |
| 1 Orchard Terrace, Upper Grange Gorman Rd, Dublin 7 | Oct 2025 | €620,000 | 157 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 received28 October 2020
- Decision due22 December 2020
- Decision issued18 December 2020
- Grant issued21 September 2021
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