GrantedChange of useDecided 21 July 2022

62, Clanbrassil Street Upper, Dublin 8

Change of use from a barber shop to a mini café restaurant, with retention of shopfront changes and an outdoor seating area.

4151/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 December 2021

Reference: 4151/21
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 22 December 2021

Summary

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This application seeks permission to convert a 56 sq.m ground floor barber shop into a mini café restaurant. It also seeks retention permission for shopfront alterations, converting a parking space into an external seating area, and a small toilet extension in the backyard.

Change of usecaferetentionrestaurant

Floor area: 64 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission & retention: the development consists of changing the use of the existing barber shop (56 sq. M) on ground floor to a mini café restaurant in line with current permitted uses, and retention permission for the work of changing the shop front and altering car parking space (27 sq. M) to an external seating area and an extension work at backyard (7.7 sq. M) for a toilet.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z3: Neighbourhood CentresDC

“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 6 Block C, Smithfield Village, Smithfield Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€450,000	48 m
Apt 29 Block C, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Dublin 7	Apr 2025	€450,000	48 m
95 South Circ Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin	May 2025	€905,000	51 m
52 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Dec 2025	€985,000	64 m
50 Clanbrassil St Upper, Dublin 8, Dublin	Jan 2025	€990,000	76 m
Flat 4, 123 South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Jun 2026	€1,150,000	77 m
33 Longwood Ave, Portobello, Dublin 8	Oct 2025	€1,330,000	95 m
Flat 1 19 Longwood Ave, South Circular Rd, Dublin 8	Mar 2026	€1,135,000	111 m

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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 received22 December 2021
Further information requested24 February 2022
Further information received24 June 2022
Decision due21 July 2022
Decision issued21 July 2022
Grant issued2 September 2022

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