161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
Continued use of two shipping containers as a takeaway café on Thomas Street for another three years.
WEB5771/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 November 2025
- Reference
- WEB5771/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 11 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to continue operating a takeaway café out of two 20ft shipping containers. The applicant is seeking an additional three years of permission following a previous grant in 2017.
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
Two 20ft shipping containers being used as a take away café. Permission was granted in 2017. We need to reapply to continue to operate here. We are seeking another 3 years permission.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10a Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2026 | €346,000 | 164 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 176 m |
| 134 Thomas Street, The Liberties, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €550,000 | 176 m |
| Apt 2b, Rainsford Ave, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €285,000 | 189 m |
| 105 The Maltings, Bonham St, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €232,000 | 194 m |
| 136 The Maltings, Bonham St, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €273,000 | 194 m |
| 31 Thomas Court, Off Thomas Street, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €636,000 | 201 m |
| Apt 9 St Catherines Church, Bridgefoot Street, Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €267,500 | 206 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 received11 November 2025
- Decision due27 January 2026
- Decision issued25 November 2025
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