Unit 40 Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 PP49
Change of use from a restaurant to a medical unit with new external signage.
WEBDSDZ5485/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 October 2025
- Reference
- WEBDSDZ5485/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 October 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use of Unit 40 from restaurant use to medical use. It also includes the erection of new, backlit, external signage over the shopfront within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ area.
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
- Proposed works at unit 40, forbes street, grand canal dock, dublin 2, consisting of the following principal elements
- Change of use from restaurant use to medical use
- Erection of new, backlit, external signage over shopfront. This application relates to a proposed development within an sdz planning scheme area, north lotts and grand canal dock
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use.”
National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Forbes Quay, Sir John Rogersons Quay, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €805,000 | 34 m |
| Apt 8, Hanover Riverside, Sir John Rogersons Quay | May 2026 | €682,000 | 41 m |
| Apt 87 Block 4, Grand Canal Residences, Forbes St | Feb 2025 | €468,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 92, Grand Canal Square Residences, Forbes St | May 2025 | €577,500 | 42 m |
| 108 Forbes Quay, Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €441,000 | 61 m |
| 123 Forbes Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €1,000,000 | 61 m |
| 97 Grand Canal Residences, Grand Canal Sq, Grand Canal Harbour | Jun 2025 | €525,000 | 62 m |
| Apt 48 Block K, Hanover Riverside, Dublin 2 | Apr 2025 | €1,100,000 | 69 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 received22 October 2025
- Decision due17 December 2025
- Decision issued17 December 2025
In the area
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