Site Bound by North Wall Quay, New Wapping Street, Mayor Street, and Castleforbes Road, Dublin 1
Change of use from a retail unit to a coffee shop and cafe with a takeaway element at Block B.
DSDZ3614/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 October 2020
- Reference
- DSDZ3614/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for amendments to a permitted development at the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ. It proposes changing the use of a 103 sq.m ground floor retail unit to a coffee shop/cafe, which will include a takeaway element.
- Floor area
- 103 m²
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Official record
Development description
This application relates to a proposed development within the north lotts and grand canal dock sdz planning scheme area. The development will consist of amendments to block b only permitted under dublin city council reg. Ref. Dsdz2749/16, as amended by reg. Ref. Dsdz2496/17, dsdz2011/19, dsdz3452/19, dsdz4722/19 and dsdz2734/20. The development will consist of: a change of use of the permitted retail unit (103 sq. M) on the north and east elevation of block b at ground floor level on the corner of mayor street and castleforbes road from retail to coffee shop/cafe. The proposed use will include a takeaway element to enable food and hot drinks to be consumed on and off premises.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 299e Castleforbes Square, North Wall, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €375,000 | 136 m |
| Apt 300, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €555,000 | 136 m |
| 291 Block E, Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €477,000 | 149 m |
| Apt 277, Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €476,000 | 149 m |
| Apt 148 0 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €395,000 | 168 m |
| 155 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €466,600 | 168 m |
| 158 Castleforbes Sq, Castleforbes Rd, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €440,000 | 168 m |
| 147 Castleforbes Sq, Dublin 1 | Jun 2026 | €415,000 | 168 m |
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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 received23 October 2020
- Decision due17 December 2020
- Decision issued17 December 2020
- Grant issued17 December 2020
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