Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedChange of useDecided 1 December 2025

Unit 4, 60-63 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 K330

Change of use of a retail unit on Dawson Street to a café and juice bar.

WEB5327/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 2 October 2025

Reference
WEB5327/25
Authority
Dublin City Council
Register status
Decided
Type
Permission
Received
2 October 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The application seeks permission to change the permitted use of Unit 4 from retail to a café/juice bar. The development involves internal alterations only, with no external changes to the building, and includes shared use of a basement waste storage room.

Change of usecaferetailcity centre
Floor area
213 m²

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Official record

Development description

The proposed development comprises a change of use of the permitted retail unit no. 4 (213 sq. M) from its permitted retail use (as granted under dcc ref. 4801/23) to café / juice bar use. In addition, permission is sought for the shared use of the permitted waste storage / management room at basement level to serve the proposed restaurant. All works required to facilitate the proposed change of use comprise solely of internal alterations and will not result in any external alterations to the existing / permitted building.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC
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.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2May 2026€660,000169 m
Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2Feb 2026€1,275,000379 m
14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2Nov 2025€320,000385 m
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2Oct 2025€2,250,000403 m
25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2Aug 2025€518,000405 m
33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2Jul 2025€250,000405 m
46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2Apr 2026€475,000405 m
38 Trinity Plaza, Pearse St, Dublin 2Jun 2026€394,000405 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

  1. Application received2 October 2025
  2. Decision due1 December 2025
  3. Decision issued1 December 2025
  4. Permission expiry20 February 2031

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