Block 5, Charlemont Square, Tom Kelly Road/Charlemont Street, Dublin 2
Change of use of a retail unit to an indoor sports golf simulation store, retail use, and coffee dock.
WEB2560/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 November 2024
- Reference
- WEB2560/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 21 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for a 144.5 sqm ground floor retail unit. The proposed use will retain retail elements while introducing an indoor sports golf simulation store and an ancillary coffee dock, alongside minor shopfront alterations.
- Floor area
- 145 m²
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Official record
Development description
Block 5 fronts gordon place to the north and richmond street south to the west. The development will consist of a change of use of the existing ground floor level retail unit 02 (144.5 sqm. ), which fronts gordon place, as permitted under planning ref: 3742/10 and further modified by 4443/16, 4152/17, 4088/18, 2502/20, 2687/20, 2509/21 and 3685/23 to provide an indoor sports centre and retail use. The proposed change of use seeks to retain the existing retail use whilst also catering for an indoor sports golf simulation store and ancillary coffee dock. Minor external alterations including elevational shopfront changes are proposed together with all associated site development works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 42b South Richmond St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Apr 2026 | €90,000 | 60 m |
| 602 Shelbourne Plaza, Ringsend Rd, Dublin 4 | Jun 2026 | €700,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 1, 16 Lennox St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €1,000,000 | 122 m |
| 23 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €514,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 7, Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 128 m |
| 14 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €352,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 17 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Mar 2025 | €410,000 | 128 m |
| Apt 12, Portobello Dock, Portobello Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €470,000 | 128 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 received21 November 2024
- Decision due24 January 2025
- Decision issued21 January 2025
- Permission expiry16 April 2030
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