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Dublin City Council · WEB5726/25 · Permission

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

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Council received 20 Nov 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (296 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB5726/25 is a planning application for permission at 7-8 Lower Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 W2C2, received by Dublin City Council on 20 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: 1. Subdivision of the existing ground floor and basement retail unit (Nos. 7-8 Lwr Abbey Street) into two separate units, No. 7 Lwr Abbey Street and No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street 2. Change of use of 1 no. unit (No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street) from existing use of retail to new use of café / restaurant 3. Removal of sections of non-original stud partitions at basement level. 4. Installation of sections of new stud partitions 5. New staircase from ground floor to basement in No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street 6. Replacement of existing 2 no. non original timber shopfronts with 2 no. new mild steel shopfronts. The council granted permission on 27 May 2026. The five-week observation window closed on 5 Jan 2026. 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.

Appeal window closes 24 Jun 2026 closed 80 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (27 May 2026) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: 1. Subdivision of the existing ground floor and basement retail unit (Nos. 7-8 Lwr Abbey Street) into two separate units, No. 7 Lwr Abbey Street and No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street 2. Change of use of 1 no. unit (No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street) from existing use of retail to new use of café / restaurant 3. Removal of sections of non-original stud partitions at basement level. 4. Installation of sections of new stud partitions 5. New staircase from ground floor to basement in No. 8 Lwr Abbey Street 6. Replacement of existing 2 no. non original timber shopfronts with 2 no. new mild steel shopfronts

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Grant permission on 27 May 2026
Final grant
1 Jul 2026
Site (from polygon)
383 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 20 Nov 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 5 Jan 2026
  • 23 Jan 2026
    Further information requested
  • 30 Apr 2026
    Further information received
  • 27 May 2026
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 24 Jun 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.

    • 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 79381). 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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