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Dublin City Council · WEB1523/25

62 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1

Approved in Jun 2025. Building started in 2026.

  1. 13 Mar 2025Received
  2. 7 May 2025Approved
  3. 11 Jun 2025Final approval
  4. 26 Jun 2026Building started
Status
Building startedi
Decision
Approved · 7 May 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
205 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Internal and external improvements to a restaurant at 62 O'Connell Street

The applicant wants to carry out internal renovations and update the shopfront signage at this restaurant. These works include new walls, fire doors, and changes to the service area across multiple floors.

  • The building is a protected structure
  • Includes new internally illuminated signage and a wall mounted golden arch
  • Works involve the ground floor, basement, and three upper floors
  • Proposed changes to the shopfront fascia and window glazing
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission for development at No. 62 O'Connell Street Upper, Dublin 1 (Protected Structure). The development will consist of proposed external and internal improvement works including improved service window and counter area, new walls and fire doors at ground floor level; new walls and fire doors to basement, upper mezzanine, first floor, second floor and third floor levels; proposed works to the existing shopfront/front eastern elevation to include new fascia board and associated works, replacement of existing lights, replacement glazing to existing window, new shopfront signage to replace existing signage to include internally illuminated projecting sign, wall mounted golden arch and 'McDonald's' text signage, new orb, and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development

Planning details

Reference
WEB1523/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
13 Mar 2025
Decision due
7 May 2025 · decided 7 May 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 7 May 2025
Site area
205 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 26 Jun 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting CN0144105DC

Zoning

Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

M2 — Major town centre

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Protections nearby 250 m

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  • NIAH-recorded building · 196
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  • Recorded monument · 9
    Brickworks; House - 18th/19th century

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEB1523/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for PROTECTED STRUCTURE: McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for planning, received on 13 Mar 2025; permission was granted on 7 May 2025.