18-19, South William Street and 47 Drury Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of a basement car park and ground floor retail unit to expand the SOLE Restaurant.
4066/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 June 2023
- Reference
- 4066/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 June 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting a 369 sqm basement car park and a 35.1 sqm ground floor retail unit on Drury Street into restaurant use. This will allow the expansion of the existing SOLE Restaurant, including relocating its main entrance and installing a new shopfront.
- Floor area
- 404 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
Permission:the development will consist of the change of use of the existing basement car park (369sqm) at 47 drury street to restaurant use, the change of use of the existing ground floor retail (35.1 sqm) at 47 drury street to restaurant use and the associated extension of the existing sole restaurant out to 47 drury street at ground floor and basement levels. It will include the relocation of the restaurant entrance from 18-19 south william street to 47 drury street along with associated internal modifications to the existing building. The relocation of the entrance will involve the remodelling of the shop / carpark entrance frontage to form a new shopfront to 47 drury street including new signage, lighting and a demountable canopy awning over the new restaurant entrance.
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 15 July 2024.
Notified floor area: 947 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 118 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 151 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 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 received30 June 2023
- Decision due24 August 2023
- Decision issued24 August 2023
- Permission expiry16 November 2028
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