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-generatedThe 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.
- Floor area
- 213 m²
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 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
“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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 169 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 379 m |
| 14 College Close, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €320,000 | 385 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 403 m |
| 25 Trinity Plaza, Townsend St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €518,000 | 405 m |
| 33 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 405 m |
| 46 Trinity Plaza, Tara St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €475,000 | 405 m |
| 38 Trinity Plaza, Pearse St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €394,000 | 405 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 received2 October 2025
- Decision due1 December 2025
- Decision issued1 December 2025
- Permission expiry20 February 2031
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
PERMISSION & RETENTION: permission for development and works together with an ancillary change of use of part…
Retail Units 2 and 3 at the recently completed development on the site comprising, Nos. 60-63 Dawson Street and No. 3 Duke Lane (Hibernian House), Nos. 64-65 Dawson Street and, Nos. 34-39 Nassau Street (Hibernian Corner), and Nos. 40-43 Nassau Street (Nas
4801/23Dublin CityLodged 17 Nov 2023Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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4613/23Dublin CityLodged 10 Oct 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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4675/23Dublin CityLodged 19 Oct 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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WEB5417/25Dublin CityLodged 7 Oct 2025Change of use
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WEB1153/25Dublin CityLodged 28 Jan 2025Commercial
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WEB2699/24Dublin CityLodged 12 Dec 2024Commercial
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WEB1167/25Dublin CityLodged 29 Jan 2025Commercial
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3011/20Dublin CityLodged 14 Jul 2020Change of use
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