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Dublin City Council · WEBDSDZ5485/25

Unit 40 Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, D02 PP49

Approved in Dec 2025. Built and signed off.

  1. 23 Oct 2025Received
  2. 17 Dec 2025Approved
  3. 24 Jun 2026Building started
  4. 30 Sept 2026Signed off
Status
Building started
Decision
Approved · 17 Dec 2025
Council
Dublin City Council
Type
Permission
Site
97 m²

What’s proposed

In plain English

Change of use from restaurant to medical use at Forbes Street

The applicant wants to change the use of the unit from a restaurant to a medical facility. They also propose installing new backlit external signage.

  • Includes new backlit external signage over the shopfront
  • Located within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock SDZ area
Written by AI from the council’s description

An AI model rewrote the council’s description below in everyday words on 9 Oct 2026. It was told to use only that text, and every number it wrote was checked against it. It says nothing about whether the application will be approved. The council’s wording and planning file are the record.

The council’s description

Proposed works at Unit 40, Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, consisting of the following principal elements 1. Change of use from Restaurant use to Medical use 2. Erection of new, backlit, external signage over shopfront. This application relates to a proposed development within an SDZ Planning Scheme area, North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock

Planning details

Reference
WEBDSDZ5485/25
Local authority
Dublin City Council
Status
Commenced · register status “Decision Notice Issued”
Received
23 Oct 2025
Observations close
27 Nov 2025 (closed 347 days ago)
Decision due
17 Dec 2025 · decided 17 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant permission on 17 Dec 2025
Site area
97 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure

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Building started

  • 24 Jun 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014360DC

Zoning

Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028

R3 — Rural cluster

A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.

Protections nearby 250 m

Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗

  • EPA-licensed facility · 3
    Sir John Rogersons Quay Gasworks; Sir John Rogerson's Quay Gasworks
  • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
    Grand Canal
  • NIAH-recorded building · 10
    North Wall Quay; CIÉ Goods Depot
  • Recorded monument · 2
    Quay; R184154

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.

Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 18:51open
Summary

WEBDSDZ5485/25 is a planning application to Dublin City Council for proposed works at Unit 40, Forbes Street, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2, consisting of the, received on 23 Oct 2025; permission was granted on 17 Dec 2025.