268-272 North Circular Road, Dublin 7
Retention of outdoor seating features, a new hotel sign, and a horse-box cafe unit at Charleville Lodge on North Circular Road.
3980/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 December 2021
- Reference
- 3980/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 1 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for features at a protected hotel structure, including two fabric pergola umbrellas over the front terrace, a new backlit hotel sign, and rear timber bench seating. It also seeks to extend temporary permission for a horse-box cafe unit.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: retention planning permission is sought to retain some features at the premises, chiefly: (1) the erection of 2 no. Metres sq. Semi-permanent fabric pergola umbrellas over the front terrace seating area; (2) the recently replaced main 'charleville lodge' wall mounted hotel sign to the front hotel wall with new led back-lighting; (3) some additional timber bench seating to the rear terrace/garden area; (4) the extension of a previoulsy granted temporary permission to retain a 'horse-box' cafe dispense unit in the front garden area by a further 2 to 3 years.
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
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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 received1 December 2021
- Decision due3 February 2022
- Decision issued7 December 2021
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