GrantedCommercialDecided 30 July 2019

55 and 54, William Street South, Dublin 2

Modifications and expansion of a cafe and restaurant into an adjacent protected building on William Street South.

4388/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 November 2018

Reference: 4388/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 13 November 2018

Summary

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The development involves modifying a previously approved cafe and restaurant at numbers 54 and 55 William Street South. Works include connecting the two properties by creating openings in the party wall, installing new escape stairs, a new front awning, and creating a new outdoor deck seating area.

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Official record

Development description

Protected structure: permission for a development at 54 & 55 william street south, dublin 2, which are protected structures, in an architectural services area. The development will consist of
Modifications to a previously approved cafe/restaurant at basement, ground and first floor under planning reg. Ref. 3925/14 and reg. Ref. 3606/17 including extending cafe / restaurant into no. 54 by forming new opes through the party wall at each level. (2) provision of new escape stair from the basement by forming new door ope to the existing covered laneway at no. 54.3. Increasing the width of existing door ope to provide new escape at the rear of the ground floor
New granite plinth and front railing at no. 54 to match no. 55.5. New front awning
New outdoor deck seating area with screen for the cafe
New front door and window at no. 54 to match previously approved to no. 55.8. Modifications to new basement accommodation stairs, removal of existing lightwell and provision of new escape stair at the rear of no. 54 opening to the existing alley
Minor modifications to external rear terrace at no. 55 and provision of new restaurant terrace area at no. 54 over new flat roof construction to replace existing flat roof
Provision of 3 no. 1-bedroom apartments at the front (of circa 54.7 sq. M) and 2 no. 2-bedroom apartments at rear (of circa 78.5 sq. M, accessed from no. 54 staircase, at the first, second and third floors of both buildings by forming a new door ope through the party wall within each apartment
Removal of non-original internal stud walls and forming opes in existing internal lath and plaster walls
Reconfigured access to the no. 54 staircase via new door ope formed in the laneway wall
Lowered staircase entry floor level and alteration to level of existing alley way including new stone paving finish, to provide a covered loggia entrance with new metal screen gates at the street and rear
Repair works to historic lime plaster ceilings and cornices and decoration throughout
Strengthening and fire upgrade works to all floors in no. 54.16. Fire upgrade works to existing doors throughout no. 54.17. Installation of new mechanical, electrical and life safety system services throughout and including new basement drainage proposal over the combined site area of 376 sq. M

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2	Feb 2026	€1,275,000	84 m
Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2	Mar 2025	€295,000	149 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Aug 2025	€340,000	161 m
16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	161 m
29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price	Apr 2026	€208,676	161 m
20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	161 m
39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2	Jun 2025	€360,000	161 m
38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2	Apr 2026	€340,000	161 m

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Key dates

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Application received13 November 2018
Further information requested16 January 2019
Further information received3 July 2019
Decision due30 July 2019
Decision issued30 July 2019
Grant issued9 September 2019

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