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Dublin City Council · WEB5331/25 · Permission

Rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 and to the Rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2

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Council received 7 Oct 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (340 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB5331/25 is a planning application for permission at Rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 and to the Rear of 8 Cope Street, Dublin 2, received by Dublin City Council on 7 Oct 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Emgen Four Gp Limited intend to apply for permission in respect of a two-storey storage building (69 m²) with Undercroft, located in a yard (with vaulted cellars (29 m²) below) to the rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley (Protected Structure), Dublin 2, and to the rear of 8 Cope Street (Protected Structure), Dublin 2. Development to consist of construction of a covered area for licensed external-dining consisting of trussed-timber and hipped mono-pitch roof with slate finish, cast iron rainwater goods, lead flashings and 3 No. conservation rooflights, all on cast-iron columns and with new masonry fireplace & chimney plus, alterations to existing building (permitted under planning Ref 4426/24) consisting of a change of use at ground floor level from store to food and bar-servery, also adjustments to door GF-D1 and omission of 2 No. above-counter infills including windows GF-W1 & GF-W2 and replacement with demountable timber shutters, plus adjustments to hard standing and all associated works. The council granted permission on 28 Jan 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 11 Nov 2025. The site is zoned null under the Dublin City Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 157 other decided applications in the last five years and 58 appeals.

Appeal window closes 25 Feb 2026 closed 199 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (28 Jan 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)

Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Emgen Four Gp Limited intend to apply for permission in respect of a two-storey storage building (69 m²) with Undercroft, located in a yard (with vaulted cellars (29 m²) below) to the rear of the Old Storehouse, 3 Crown Alley (Protected Structure), Dublin 2, and to the rear of 8 Cope Street (Protected Structure), Dublin 2. Development to consist of construction of a covered area for licensed external-dining consisting of trussed-timber and hipped mono-pitch roof with slate finish, cast iron rainwater goods, lead flashings and 3 No. conservation rooflights, all on cast-iron columns and with new masonry fireplace & chimney plus, alterations to existing building (permitted under planning Ref 4426/24) consisting of a change of use at ground floor level from store to food and bar-servery, also adjustments to door GF-D1 and omission of 2 No. above-counter infills including windows GF-W1 & GF-W2 and replacement with demountable timber shutters, plus adjustments to hard standing and all associated works.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 28 Jan 2026
Final grant
9 Mar 2026
Site (from polygon)
176 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 7 Oct 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 11 Nov 2025
  • 25 Nov 2025
    Further information requested
  • 28 Jan 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 25 Feb 2026
  • 23 Dec 2026
    Further information received

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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.

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    • NIAH-recorded building · 280
      Arlington Hotel; Knightsbridge Bar/Arlington Hotel; Irish Architecture Foundation
    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 45
      Gateway; Religious house - Augustinian friars; Religious house - Augustinian, of Arrouaise nuns

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 71605). 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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