47-48 Lower Sheriff Street, Dublin 1, D01 TE82 & D01 W8899
Change of use from a takeaway and grocery store to student accommodation, and retention of a roof structure.
4599/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 August 2022
- Reference
- 4599/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 2 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert a ground-floor takeaway/grocery and first-floor residential space into student accommodation with six en-suite bedrooms. Retention permission is also sought for a tiled-hipped roof structure with rooflights and front facade alterations.
- Residential units
- 6
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
Retention /permission. Planning permission is sought for change of use of existing buildings from takeaway/grocery store at ground floor level and residential at first floor level to new "residential student accommodation" comprising 1 nr. Accessible unit at ground level (en-suite bedroom & kitchen) and 5nr. En-suite bedrooms at first floor level, with communal kitchen & living areas together with new boundary treatment to front to provide enclosed front garden and pedestrian entrance with 1.5m high wall/railings together with associated site works. Retention permission is sought for tiled-hipped roof structure with 1nr. Roof light to front & 2 nr. Rooflights to rear and alterations to fenestration on front facade.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 Spencer House, Custom House Sq, Mayor St Lower Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €360,000 | 115 m |
| 162 Rathlin O'birne Apartments, Custom House Harbour, Ifsc | Feb 2025 | €400,000 | 119 m |
| Apt 118, Custom House Harbour, Ifsc Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €408,000 | 119 m |
| 104 Hook Head, Custom House Harbour, Ifsc Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €390,000 | 140 m |
| 91 Hook Head, Custom House Harbour, I F S C Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €335,000 | 140 m |
| 95 The Hooke, Custom House Harbour, Ifsc Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €350,000 | 140 m |
| 11 Semple House, Lower Mayor St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €324,000 | 141 m |
| 17 Semple House, Custom House Sq, Mayor St Lower Dublin 1 | Aug 2025 | €311,893 | 141 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 received2 August 2022
- Decision due26 September 2022
- Decision issued26 September 2022
- Grant issued7 November 2022
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