124, Drumcondra Road Upper, Drumcondra, Dublin 9
Change of use of a retail unit to a café or restaurant.
WEB1772/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 July 2021
- Reference
- WEB1772/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert an existing ground floor retail unit into a café or restaurant. The works will include shopfront alterations, new signage, a relocated entrance for the upstairs residential unit, a new rear window, and external kitchen extract ductwork.
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 change of use of existing retail unit to a café / restaurant at ground floor level, including (a) alterations to the shopfront, with new signage and a relocated ground floor entrance to the existing residential unit at first floor level; (b) new window to the rear elevation; (c) external ductwork from the kitchen extract at the rear of the property and; (d) ancillary site services.
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
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 6 December 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 8 December 2022.
Notified floor area: 75.5 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 128 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Drumcondra, Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €1,100,000 | 18 m |
| 37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €1,207,825 | 54 m |
| 37 Upper Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9 | Oct 2025 | €1,240,825 | 54 m |
| 41 Upper Drumcondra Rd, Dublin 9, Dublin | May 2026 | €1,385,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 2, 1 Home Farm Road, Drumcondra | Apr 2025 | €270,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 4, 1 Home Farm Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 3, 1 Home Farm Road, Drumcondra | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 1, 1 Home Farm Road, Drumcondra | Apr 2025 | €220,000 | 123 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 received20 July 2021
- Further information requested13 September 2021
- Further information received21 September 2021
- Decision due18 October 2021
- Decision issued18 October 2021
- Grant issued29 November 2021
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