Ground Floor Unit, Block 4, 49-53 Townsend Street, Dublin 2
Change of use from a restaurant to a convenience retail shop with a subsidiary off-licence, including shopfront alterations.
4274/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 August 2023
- Reference
- 4274/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves changing the use of a ground floor unit from a restaurant to a convenience retail store with an off-licence. It includes minor external alterations to the shopfront, new signage, and modifications to the rear service entrance.
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for the change of use from restaurant to convenient retail with subsidiary off-licence element at the ground floor of block 4, 49-53 townsend street, dublin
- The premises has rear service access from a courtyard at bracken's lane. The proposal includes minor external alterations to the front (shopfront) elevation to include an automatic sliding entrance door and an over door louvre. Pin mounted individual backlit (led lighting) letters and an internally illuminated projecting sign area proposed to advertise the use. It is proposed to alter the rear service entrance to include a louvre screen and louvered access doors. A louvered screen to the plant room and a widened access door are proposed to the courtyard elevation
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 3 January 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 March 2024.
Notified floor area: 498 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 65 Hyde Court, Townsend Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 72 m |
| 62 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €477,000 | 72 m |
| 43 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €520,000 | 72 m |
| Apt 38, Hyde Court, Townsend St Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €546,000 | 72 m |
| 59 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2026 | €655,000 | 72 m |
| 57 Hyde Court, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €585,000 | 72 m |
| 5 Petersons Court, City Quay, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €587,000 | 174 m |
| 17 Lombard St East, Dublin 2, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €445,000 | 204 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 received8 August 2023
- Decision due2 October 2023
- Decision issued29 September 2023
- Permission expiry22 December 2028
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