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Dublin City Council · WEB5771/25 · Permission

161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

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Council received 22 Nov 2025We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (294 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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WEB5771/25 is a planning application for permission at 161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8, received by Dublin City Council on 22 Nov 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Two 20ft shipping containers being used as a take away café. Permission was granted in 2017. We need to reapply to continue to operate here. We are seeking another 3 years permission. The council declared the application invalid on 25 Nov 2025. 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 149 other decided applications in the last five years and 17 appeals.

Observations close 5 Jan 2026 closed 250 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (22 Nov 2025) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
Site report

Proposal

Two 20ft shipping containers being used as a take away café. Permission was granted in 2017. We need to reapply to continue to operate here. We are seeking another 3 years permission.

Status
Decision Notice Issued
Decision
Application declared invalid on 25 Nov 2025
Site (from polygon)
81 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 22 Nov 2025
    New application
    Observation window closed 5 Jan 2026
  • 25 Nov 2025
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 23 Dec 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

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 4
      Diageo Ireland; Diageo Ireland; Diageo Ireland
    • NIAH-recorded building · 74
      Rupert Guinness Theatre Guinness Brewery; Guinness Brewery; Guinness Brewery
    • Radon risk area · 1
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 34
      Gateway; Gateway; Ritual site - holy well

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 67311). 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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