Clery's, 18-27, O'Connell Street Lower, 13-15 Earl Place, Earl Street North, Sackville Place and 94-95 Marlborough Street, Dublin 1
Change of use of a retail unit to restaurant use within the Clery's building.
4739/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 August 2022
- Reference
- 4739/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend a previous permission to allow a 65 sq.m unit facing Earl Street North to be used as a restaurant instead of retail. It will be combined with an adjoining approved cafe/restaurant to form a single licensed restaurant of 256 sq.m.
- Floor area
- 256 m²
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the application seeks permission for an amendment to the permitted development reg. Ref. 3442/16 as extended. Permission was sought for a restaurant use in a unit of 65 sq. M facing earl street north. Condition 4 of the 2016 permission required that the unit should be in retail use. Construction is now nearing completion and permission is sought that this unit be used for restaurant use as originally applied for. It will now be used as a restaurant in association with the adjoining corner unit facing earl street north and earl place (111 sq. M ground floor with supporting basement area of 80 sq. M. ) already approved as a café/restaurant, so as to form a single licensed restaurant with a floor area of 256 sq. M.
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.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received26 August 2022
- Decision due20 October 2022
- Decision issued6 September 2022
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