Ballsbridge Post Office, Shelbourne Road, Dublin 4, D04 E038
- 29 Jul 2025Received
- 15 Apr 2026Grant permission
- 12 May 2026Appealed
- 4 Jun 2026Appeal: Refused
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused
- Decision
- Grant permission · 15 Apr 2026
- Council
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Site
- 519 m²
- Appeal
- ACP 501325 · Refused
What’s proposed
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use from former Post Office, a two storey protected structure (625sqm), to licensed bar restaurant with retail & gallery (606sqm). The proposal will involve removal of a lean-to roof and demolition of external storage (19sqm); lowering of cills at both levels and breaking out of one opening to provide new door at first floor level; and building up of walls on southern boundary up to first floor level, all along the side passage/south elevation; provision of new external stairs and terrace to the south side and rear. Repair works to roof, rainwater goods, windows & doors, repointing of brickwork, minor interior alterations, fit out and provision of signage, and all associated services and site works
WEB2766/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for pROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use from former Post Office, a two storey protected, received on 29 Jul 2025; permission was granted on 15 Apr 2026.
Planning details
- Reference
- WEB2766/25
- Local authority
- Dublin City Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused · register status “Decision Appealed”
- Received
- 29 Jul 2025
- Observations close
- 2 Sept 2025 (closed 377 days ago)
- Decision due
- 17 Apr 2026 · decided 15 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Grant permission on 15 Apr 2026
- Proposed development
- PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Change of use from former Post Office, a two storey protected structure (625sqm), to licensed bar restaurant with retail & gallery (606sqm). The proposal will involve removal of a lean-to roof and demolition of external storage (19sqm); lowering of cills at both levels and breaking out of one opening to provide new door at first floor level; and building up of walls on southern boundary up to first floor level, all along the side passage/south elevation; provision of new external stairs and terrace to the south side and rear. Repair works to roof, rainwater goods, windows & doors, repointing of brickwork, minor interior alterations, fit out and provision of signage, and all associated services and site worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 519 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name
Full planning report for 53.33017, -6.23143
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Appeal
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z4 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
Z4: Key Urban Villages/Urban Villages: To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.
A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 80747). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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