Existing Gala Retail Shop at Unit 1, Ground Floor and part basement, Block B of Castleforbes apartments at junction of Castleforbes Road and Upper Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
Planning permission for a part off-licence within an existing Gala retail shop.
DSDZ2768/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 May 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ2768/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks planning permission to introduce a part off-licence use within the existing Gala retail shop located on the ground floor and part basement of Block B, Castleforbes apartments.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for part off-licence at the existing gala retail shop.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 77 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €498,000 | 6 m |
| 45 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €315,000 | 27 m |
| Apartment 48 Block A, Castleforbes Square Dublin 1, Dublin | Nov 2025 | €440,000 | 27 m |
| 147 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 47 m |
| 158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 47 m |
| Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €395,000 | 47 m |
| 155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €466,600 | 47 m |
| Apartment 23, Castleforbes Square, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €495,000 | 48 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 received28 May 2020
- Decision due22 July 2020
- Decision issued12 June 2020
In the area
Applications near this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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Unit 1, Block B of Castleforbes Apartments at junction of Castleforbes Road and Upper Sheriff Street, Dublin 1
DSDZ2923/20Dublin CityLodged 26 Jun 2020Change of use
- Granted40 m away
The development will consist of : (i) the provision of an ancillary of licence sales area of c. 32 sq.m…
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DSDZ3358/25Dublin CityLodged 20 Aug 2025Commercial
- Invalid40 m away
The development will consist of : (i) the provision of an ancillary off-licence sales area of c. 32 sq. m…
Ground floor retail Unit , North Bank , Castleforbes Road and Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
DSDZ3347/25Dublin CityLodged 11 Aug 2025Commercial
- Granted50 m away
Permission for development at the existing commercial office building known as 'The Freight Building' on…
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3880/24Dublin CityLodged 20 Jun 2024Commercial
- Granted60 m away
RETENTION: PERMISSION: Retention permission is sought for the existing timber planter/raised wall along…
4, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
DSDZ2571/18Dublin CityLodged 23 Mar 2018Retention
- Invalid60 m away
RETENTION: PERMISSION: Retention Permission is sought for the existing timber planter/raised wall along…
4, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
DSDZ2394/18Dublin CityLodged 27 Feb 2018Retention
- Granted60 m away
RETENTION: On foot of the previous retention permission application (DSDZ2571/18) and Further Information…
4, Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
DSDZ3925/19Dublin CityLodged 4 Sept 2019Retention
- Granted60 m away
Permission for development on a site of c. 0.5 ha which forms part of the Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff…
site of c. 0.5 ha which forms part of the Castleforbes Business Park, Sheriff Street Upper, Dublin 1
3433/19Dublin CityLodged 5 Jul 2019Commercial
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