161 - 163 Thomas Street, Dublin 8
- 18 Dec 2025Received
- 19 Feb 2026Grant permission
- 26 Mar 2026Final grant
- 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 alreadyAs 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
Full planning report for 53.34357, -6.28412
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
Zone Z5 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028
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
- NIAH-recorded building · 74
- Radon risk area · 1
- Recorded monument · 34
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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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