First floor level and Second floor level at 18/19 William Street South/47 Drury Street, Dublin 2.
Change of use of first and second floors from education and office to leisure use, with shopfront upgrades.
5007/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 19 December 2023
- Reference
- 5007/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 19 December 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will convert the first and second floors of a building from a cookery/wine school and office space into a leisure facility. It also includes remodeling the shopfront on William Street South, removing timber surrounds, and installing a traditional steel and glass entrance screen.
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
The development will consist of a change of use, of the 1st and 2nd floors within the existing four storey over basement building, from education use (cookery school at 1st floor and associated wine school at 2nd floor on the drury street side) and from office use (at 2nd floor on the william street south side) all to leisure use including the associated, existing outdoor terrace. The development is accessed from the existing william street south entranceway with a fire escape exiting onto drury street. The development includes for the upgrade and remodelling works to the 18/19 william street south shopfront; the removal of the existing, timber, door surrounds and fascias, strip back to the original tiled finish, the removal of the existing roller shutter and recessed doors to no. 19 and their replacement with a traditional steel and glass entrance screen to match the existing windows, along with a new, matching style canopy and signage to no. 19 and a retractable awning to no. 18 to match existing and associated lighting, all as described in the drawings.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 119 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 151 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 151 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 received19 December 2023
- Decision due21 February 2024
- Decision issued9 January 2024
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