Avalon House, 55 Aungier Street, Dublin 2, D02 CX54
Change of use of a ground floor cafe to a 'cloud kitchen' at Avalon House.
4498/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 July 2022
- Reference
- 4498/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of the ground floor cafe unit in a protected structure to a 'cloud kitchen' for food preparation, delivery, and collection. Works include internal subdivision, new external signage, and replacing the rear ventilation duct.
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
Protected structure: the proposed development comprises the proposed change of use of the ground floor cafe unit to 'cloud kitchen' comprising commissary kitchen and ancillary customer delivery and collection facilities and associated site works including internal subdivision and fit out of ground floor unit, replacement of external shopfront signage with 2 no. New name signs (1 no. Horizontal hanging sign (c. 1300mm x 450mm) and 1no. Logo aluminium sign (c. 2150mm x 750mm) and replacement of external ventilation duct to rear with new 700mm diameter duct at same location.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street | May 2025 | €274,000 | 38 m |
| Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 38 m |
| 18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €288,000 | 38 m |
| 57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 76 m |
| Apartment 132/133, Adelaide Square, Whitefriar Street | Jun 2025 | €825,000 | 80 m |
| 91 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €340,000 | 80 m |
| 56 Adelaide Square, Whitefriar Street, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €475,000 | 80 m |
| 45 Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €480,000 | 80 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 received18 July 2022
- Decision due9 September 2022
- Decision issued25 July 2022
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