9-12 Dawson Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of part of the basement of a protected structure to staff facilities and storage for a permitted restaurant.
3889/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 June 2024
- Reference
- 3889/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a 170 sq.m section of the basement of a protected structure. The space will be used for staff toilets, changing rooms, and storage to serve the previously permitted ground-floor restaurant.
- Floor area
- 170 m²
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Protected structure: permission for development at 9-12 dawson street, dublin 2 (no. 11-12 and facade only of no. 9-10 (protected structure). The premises consists of building a (a 1930s building bounded by dawson lane and to rear of no. 11-12), building b (a 1964 building facing dawson street and dawson lane, to the front of no. 11-12), and building c (a 1971 building, no. 9-10 dawson street). Permission was granted (reg. Ref. 4716/18) for the overall development and refurbishment of these buildings. As part of that, a change of use totalling 851.7 m2. Of the ground floor of no. 9-10 dawson street and rear of no. 11-12 dawson street from office use to licensed restaurant use was granted. The continued use of the basement for plant and car parking with access from dawson lane was approved in that application as well as introducing cycle parking, storage, shower and locker facilities for the entire building. Permission is now sought to use a part of the basement area, (170 sq. M in extent) for staff toilets, staff changing and storage, exclusively dedicated to serve the permitted restaurant at ground floor level.
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 30 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 966.55 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 264 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 397 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 397 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 397 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 409 m |
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 421 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 450 m |
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 461 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 received21 June 2024
- Decision due15 August 2024
- Decision issued14 August 2024
- Permission expiry13 November 2029
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