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Dublin City Council · WEB5282/25 · Permission

56 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V8R9

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Council received 2 Oct 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (345 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB5282/25 is a planning application for permission at 56 Capel Street, Dublin 1, D01 V8R9, received by Dublin City Council on 2 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change-of-use of ground and basement levels from retail to restaurant and storage use, renovation of the entire building, the provision of one number studio apartment at each of first floor, second floor and third floor levels, the construction of a first-floor fire escape to the rear of the property, replacing the existing single-storey flat roof to the rear of the building with a new flat roof and rooflight raised 300mm and all associated site works. The council granted permission on 28 Apr 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 6 Nov 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. The scheme is for 3 units. Within 500 m there are 135 other decided applications in the last five years and 46 appeals.

Appeal window closes 26 May 2026 closed 109 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (28 Apr 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change-of-use of ground and basement levels from retail to restaurant and storage use, renovation of the entire building, the provision of one number studio apartment at each of first floor, second floor and third floor levels, the construction of a first-floor fire escape to the rear of the property, replacing the existing single-storey flat roof to the rear of the building with a new flat roof and rooflight raised 300mm and all associated site works.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 28 Apr 2026
Final grant
2 Jun 2026
Units
3
Site (from polygon)
138 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 2 Oct 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 6 Nov 2025
  • 25 Nov 2025
    Further information requested
  • 1 Apr 2026
    Further information received
  • 28 Apr 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 26 May 2026

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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.

    • NIAH-recorded building · 139
      Wolfes Irish Artisan Bistro; Brendan Kidd Ltd. Master Tailor; Ephesus Kebab & Pizza House
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 25
      Religious house - Cistercian monks; House - indeterminate date; Mill - unclassified

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 66607). 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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