Observation pack · Dublin City Council

102, Capel Street, Rotunda Dublin 1 D01H2X5

PROTECTED STRUCTURE Change of use of the ground floor and basement of No. 102 Capel Street from the existing beauty salon use to restaurant use.

Observations close 9 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 4 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: WEB3192/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Decision Notice Issued
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 4 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 4 Oct 2026, 23:38
Decision due: —
Decision: Application declared invalid

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3192/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3192/26 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 9 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

NIAH-recorded building × 48
Wolfes Irish Artisan Bistro · Irish & Italian Food Restaurant · Wisteria
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 6
Religious house - Cistercian monks · Meeting-house · Prison
OPW flood extent nearby floodinfo.ie
Shown as a flag only — the OPW licence does not allow us to redistribute the extent.

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3013/26	Additional information	7 Oct 2026	—	120 m	The development will consist of the change of use of the existing building and the addition of 2 no. floors to provide a 5 storey over basement building with a retail unit at the ground floor level and 8 no. 1-bed apartments with associated balconies on the upper floors. The development will also include bin and bicycle storage at ground floor level, adjustments to the elevations and all associated site works and services.
WEB2972/26	Grant permission and retention permission	5 Oct 2026	—	471 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION AND PERMISSION: We, Olympia Productions Unlimited Company, intend to apply for retention permission and permission for development at 3Olympia Theatre, No. 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 K135 (a Protected Structure listed under RPS Ref. No. 2127). This application relates to amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: WEB5372/25. The proposed development sought for retention permission consists of alterations to previously permitted roof ventilation works including the replacement of permitted flush roof vents with dormer-type roof structure to accommodate the vents, together with associated roof access measures, safety railings and edge protection works. The proposed development sought for permission consists of conservation repairs to 5 no. historic external timber doors, comprising 3 no. doors fronting Sycamore Street and 2 no. doors fronting Crampton Court, together with all associated and ancillary works.
WEB2968/26	Grant permission	1 Oct 2026	—	471 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Dublin City Council - Planning permission is sought by Dame Plaza Property Trading DAC, for development at One Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2 (Protected Structure Ref 8830), the former Central bank building. D02 P656. The proposed development consists of a change of use of the F&B 1 unit (currently vacant) at the Lower Plaza level (-1 level) from its approved use as a food and beverage unit, café/restaurant (92.1sq.m. in size) to that of a retail unit. The new unit will include a reception area for the 360 viewing venue on the top floor of the building, and the sale of associated merchandise. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB2939/26	Application declared invalid	10 Aug 2026	—	471 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE, RETENTION AND PERMISSION: We, Olympia Productions Unlimited Company, intend to apply for retention permission and permission for development at 3Olympia Theatre, No. 72 Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 K135 (a Protected Structure listed under RPS Ref. No. 2127). This application relates to amendments to the development permitted under Reg. Ref.: WEB5372/25. The proposed development sought for retention permission consists of alterations to previously permitted roof ventilation works including the replacement of permitted flush roof vents with dormer-type roof structure to accommodate the vents, together with associated roof access measures, safety railings and edge protection works. The proposed development sought for permission consists of conservation repairs to 5 no. historic external timber doors, comprising 3 no. doors fronting Sycamore Street and 2 no. doors fronting Crampton Court, together with all associated and ancillary works. ______________________________________________________________________________
5197/26	Application declared invalid	10 Aug 2026	—	171 m	Change of use from a shop to a restaurant with all ancillary site works.
WEB2398/26	Grant permission	24 Jul 2026	—	162 m	We, McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd., intend to apply for permission for development at McDonalds’s restaurant, Nos. 14-16 Mary Street (at the corner of Jervis Street), North City, Dublin 1, D01 DH59. The development will consist of the replacement of an external door on Mary Street with new bi-folding doors with fixed glazing panel, with an associated flashing beacon and automated alarm system.
WEB2792/26	Application declared invalid	22 Jul 2026	—	440 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning Application is sought for proposed vertical sash opening section to new ground floor bay window to street at 27 Eustace Street, Dublin 2, a Protected Structure, for Pu Yuan Group Ltd
WEB2293/26	Grant permission	21 Jul 2026	—	221 m	Atria Living Limited intends to apply for permission for development at this c. 0.03 Ha site located on Saint Michan’s Street, Dublin 7. The site is generally bound: to the east by Saint Michan’s Street; to the south and west by Fegan’s, No. 13–18 Chancery Street and No. 1–1a Saint Michan’s Place; and to the north by a car park. The development will principally consist of the construction of a part 7 No. to part 8 No. storey (including mezzanine level) hotel (c. 1,863 sq m), providing 48 No. bedrooms. The development will also include: a restaurant/bar (c. 80 sq m) at ground floor level; a roof terrace (c. 81 sq m) at seventh floor level facing east, south and west; a guest lounge (c. 43 sq m) and library (c. 36 sq m) at seventh floor level; bicycle parking; bin store; hard and soft landscaping; signage; plant; lift overrun; green/blue roof; and all other associated site works above and below ground.

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501251	Planning Appeal	Refused	24 Aug 2026	402 m
324045	Referral	Split	13 Aug 2026	435 m
501152	Planning Appeal	Split	23 Jul 2026	182 m
501654	Planning Appeal	open	1 Jul 2026	93 m
500858	Planning Appeal	open	29 Jun 2026	105 m
500953	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Jun 2026	430 m
500670	Planning Appeal	Granted	15 May 2026	453 m
501338	Planning Appeal	pending	14 May 2026	224 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

4 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 9 Oct 2026
7 Sept 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 5 Oct 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:38. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.