43 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 A9N4
Reinstatement of ground floor retail space and change of use of upper floors from offices to residential with a new winter garden.
WEB2426/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 June 2025
- Reference
- WEB2426/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 June 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves reinstating the ground floor curtilage of the property to allow for retail use at the basement and ground floor levels. It also includes a change of use from offices to residential on the first to third floors, alongside a new winter garden over the existing rear extension.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
Re-instatement of the ground floor curtilage of no. 43 capel steet (from amalgamation with 65 mary st, d01 p7f8) to allow retail area at basement and ground floor, change of use from office area to residential at 1st to 3rd floor with new private open space/winter garden over existing ground floor extension to rear with internal modifications and associated site works
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Mary Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 27 m |
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 44 m |
| Apartment 6, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €430,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 9, 124 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €438,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 2 Chandler's Court, 49/50 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €222,000 | 48 m |
| Apartment 16, 121/122 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €221,000 | 50 m |
| 12 Cayel Court, Cayel St Dublin 1, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €279,000 | 85 m |
| 34 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin I | Jan 2026 | €298,000 | 85 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 received17 June 2025
- Decision due12 August 2025
- Decision issued12 August 2025
- Permission expiry31 October 2030
In the area
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- InvalidAt this site
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WEB1028/26Dublin CityLodged 8 Jan 2026Change of use
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5315/22Dublin CityLodged 29 Nov 2022Change of use
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3049/21Dublin CityLodged 29 Jun 2021Change of use
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- GrantedAt this site
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4391/19Dublin CityLodged 7 Nov 2019Infrastructure
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3786/19Dublin CityLodged 16 Aug 2019Infrastructure
- Refused30 m away
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