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Dublin City Council · WEB2997/25 · Permission

7-8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 W2C2

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Council received 1 Sept 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (376 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB2997/25 is a planning application for permission at 7-8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 W2C2, received by Dublin City Council on 1 Sept 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Araby Gallants LTD intend to apply to Dublin City Council for permission for development at 7-8 Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 W2C2. The development will consist of: 1) Subdivision of the existing ground floor and basement retail unit (Nos. 7-8 Abbey Street) into two separate units, No. 7 Abbey Street and No. 8 Abbey Street. 2) Change of use of 1 no. unit (No. 8 Abbey Street) from existing use of retail to new use of café/restaurant 3) Replacement of existing 2 no. non original timber shopfronts with 2 no. new mild steel shopfronts. The council declared the application invalid on 2 Sept 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Oct 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 146 other decided applications in the last five years and 46 appeals.

Observations close 6 Oct 2025 closed 341 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (1 Sept 2025) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Araby Gallants LTD intend to apply to Dublin City Council for permission for development at 7-8 Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 W2C2. The development will consist of: 1) Subdivision of the existing ground floor and basement retail unit (Nos. 7-8 Abbey Street) into two separate units, No. 7 Abbey Street and No. 8 Abbey Street. 2) Change of use of 1 no. unit (No. 8 Abbey Street) from existing use of retail to new use of café/restaurant 3) Replacement of existing 2 no. non original timber shopfronts with 2 no. new mild steel shopfronts

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared invalid on 2 Sept 2025
Site (from polygon)
383 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 1 Sept 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Oct 2025
  • 2 Sept 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 30 Sept 2025

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    Zoning at the site

    Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

    M2 — Major town centre

    Z5: City Centre: To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.

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

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      Independent Newspapers Ltd.
    • NIAH-recorded building · 240
      shop/retail outlet; Talbot House; Playland/Mayfair Furniture
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 14
      Quay; Bowling green; Glass works

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 79410). 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.

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