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Dublin City Council · WEB6021/25

161 - 163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8

  1. 18 Dec 2025Received
  2. 19 Feb 2026Grant permission
  3. 26 Mar 2026Final grant
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Status
Granted
Decision
Grant permission · 19 Feb 2026
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
81 m²

What’s proposed

Happy Hand Ltd intend to apply for continued planning permission for 3 years for a temporary café/retail unit on a section of derelict land located at 161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8. The development consists of two converted shipping containers, single storey in height. The development is situated on unused land in The Digital Hub complex. We have operated on this site for over 8 years already

WEB6021/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for happy Hand Ltd intend to apply for continued planning permission for 3 years for a, received on 18 Dec 2025; permission was granted on 19 Feb 2026.

Planning details

Reference
WEB6021/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Granted · register status “Decision Notice Issued
Received
18 Dec 2025
Observations close
3 Feb 2026 (closed 223 days ago)
Decision due
20 Feb 2026 · decided 19 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant permission on 19 Feb 2026
Proposed development
Happy Hand Ltd intend to apply for continued planning permission for 3 years for a temporary café/retail unit on a section of derelict land located at 161-163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8. The development consists of two converted shipping containers, single storey in height. The development is situated on unused land in The Digital Hub complex. We have operated on this site for over 8 years already
As published by the register.
Site area
81 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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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 67334). 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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