47, Drury Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of a car park and retail space into a bar and jazz club on Drury Street.
3651/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 July 2019
- Reference
- 3651/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 July 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development proposes changing the use of the semi-basement and ground floor from a car park and retail space to a bar and jazz club with a cafe-bar fronting Drury Street. It includes constructing a new sub-basement, increasing basement height, and modifying the facade.
- Floor area
- 46 m²
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of : the change of use of semi-basement and ground floor from car park and retail to bar and jazz club with part retail / cafe-bar fronting onto drury street; the construction of a sub-basement for customer toilets and store (c. 45.6sq. M. ); increase in the height of the existing basement level; reconfiguration of the internal layout to make it fit for purpose; modifications to the fire escape exit to south william street at basement level; new pedestrian entrance and ground floor facade treatment to the bar and jazz club; relocation of pedestrian entrance and facade treatment to the ground floor retail / cafe-bar unit; associated elevational changes; and all associated works; all on a site of c. 0.042ha (c. 422.1sq. M. ).
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 115 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 149 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 149 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 149 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 149 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 149 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 149 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 received31 July 2019
- Further information requested24 September 2019
- Further information received17 December 2019
- Decision due22 January 2020
- Decision issued22 January 2020
- Grant issued10 August 2020
- Appeal submitted19 February 2020
- Appeal decided10 August 2020
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