60, Dorset Street Upper, Dublin 1

What’s proposed

Retention Permission on ground floor and basement of building for; (i) change of use from a shop to a Somali restaurant for the preparation of hot and cold foods for consumption on the premises, operating seven days a week from 7am to 10pm, with associated signage. (ii) Planning Retention Permission also sought at ground floor for alteration of internal layout, including; reception area, dining area, and kitchen, and at basement level, including, staff toilets, staff cloakroom, and 1 no. store, with connection to existing services and all associated site works. (iii) With Permission sought to alter existing internal layout at ground floor, to include; male and female toilets, and unisex disabled toilet, proposed corridor and widening of existing corridor and rear door, alterations to kitchen area, refrigeration room, staff canteen room with proposed window to rear elevation, and store. (iv) With permission for external bin storage area, with connection to existing services and all associated site works

WEB1237/24 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for retention Permission on ground floor and basement of building for; (i) change of use, received on 4 Mar 2024; it was withdrawn on 6 Mar 2024.

Planning details

Reference: WEB1237/24
Local authority: Dublin City Council
Status: Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received: 4 Mar 2024
Observations close: 8 Apr 2024 (closed 893 days ago)
Decision due: 26 Apr 2024 · decided 6 Mar 2024
Decision: Application declared inva on 6 Mar 2024
Proposed development: Retention Permission on ground floor and basement of building for; (i) change of use from a shop to a Somali restaurant for the preparation of hot and cold foods for consumption on the premises, operating seven days a week from 7am to 10pm, with associated signage. (ii) Planning Retention Permission also sought at ground floor for alteration of internal layout, including; reception area, dining area, and kitchen, and at basement level, including, staff toilets, staff cloakroom, and 1 no. store, with connection to existing services and all associated site works. (iii) With Permission sought to alter existing internal layout at ground floor, to include; male and female toilets, and unisex disabled toilet, proposed corridor and widening of existing corridor and rear door, alterations to kitchen area, refrigeration room, staff canteen room with proposed window to rear elevation, and store. (iv) With permission for external bin storage area, with connection to existing services and all associated site works
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Site area: 154 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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