Observation pack · Dublin City Council

44 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 CA21

Percy Nominees Limited intend to apply for planning permission for development at 44 Grafton Street, Dublin 2, D02 CA21. The proposed development will consist of an amendment to the development permitted by DCC Reg. Ref.: WEB2287/26 comprising: •The addition of the replacement of existing cladding at ground floor level and all associated site works.

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 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: WEB3420/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: Percy Nominees Limited
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 1 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 12 Oct 2026, 23:58
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

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 WEB3420/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3420/26 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 5 Nov 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 × 42
Bank of Ireland · Henry Grattan Monument · Edmund Burke Statue
Radon risk area × 2
About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels · About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Recorded monument × 6
Water mill - unclassified · Mound · Bridge

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB3143/26	Grant permission	21 Oct 2026	—	0 m	We, Sunglass Hut Ireland Limited, intend to apply for planning permission for the replacement of the existing external sign, internal fit-out, and all associated site development works at 38 Grafton Street, D02W862, Dublin 2. This building is located within an Architectural Conservation Area.
WEB3090/26	Refuse permission	13 Oct 2026	—	388 m	CHANGE OF USE: The development will consist of Change of Use of 5 no. Apartments from Residential to Student Accommodation Use.
WEB3042/26	Grant permission	9 Oct 2026	—	384 m	The development will consist/consists of: Subdivision of existing ground floor retail unit into 2 no. Units, Comprising of Proposed Unit 2A – 145.70msq AND Unit 2B – 40.3msq, Removal of existing Window and plinth, replacing with new External door Unit and all associated Site works to proposed Unit 2B @ Unit 2 Trinity Plaza, Tara Street, Dublin 2
WEB2972/26	Grant permission and retention permission	5 Oct 2026	—	369 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	—	369 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. ______________________________________________________________________________
WEB3389/26	Application declared invalid	30 Sept 2026	—	172 m	PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: The development consists of: Retention permission for works carried out; at ground, mezzanine and basement levels at No.7 Westmoreland Street, D02 XF76 and 39 Fleet Street (D02 EK07) a Protected Structure. The development works consisted of a two-storey extension infill to a former external yard, internal reordering and alterations. Development works at basement level consisted of: 1. Internal alterations and reordering layout 2. Provision of two internal lobbies to existing stairs. Development works at ground level consisted of: 1. A single-storey extension over infilled basement and the removal of external wall elements to enable internal connection, with provision of plant to the external roof. 2. Internal alterations and reordering layout. 3. Reconfiguration of the existing external door leaf. Development works at mezzanine level consisted of: 1. Retention of infilling of former void in mezzanine floor. 2. Internal alterations and reordering layout.
WEB3137/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	172 m	RETENTION & PERMISSION: The development will consist of changes to previously approved permission ref. 3679/21, namely: RETENTION for: (a) revised layout to fifth floor mansard roof, increasing the floor area by 52sq.m and associated changes to front, side and rear elevations, (b) 1no. additional bedroom to the fifth floor and (c) 2 no. additional windows to the fifth floor to the front and side. PLANNING PERMISSION to: (d) install an additional fifth floor corner window to front/side elevation, (e) change the orientation and enclosure of the rear fire escape stairs, (f) install a new ground floor corridor from fire escape stair through Fexco premises to front exit door, (g) revise the ground floor shopfronts including 2no. new fire escape doors, (h) omit one of the passenger lifts, (i) to install new windows to rear elevation on 1st to 5th floor, (j) amalgamate the Fexco basement into hotel use, (k) install a commercial kitchen and staff facilities in the Fexco basement and a hotel restaurant in the existing basement, and (l) Omit permitted fifth floor overhang to rear.
WEB3136/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	384 m	Lemon Pepper Ireland Ltd intend to apply for permission for development at Unit Nos. 1 & 2, Nos. 41-46 South Great George’s Street and Nos. 51–53 Stephen’s Street Lower, Dublin 2. The development will consist of: the change of use and amalgamation of Unit Nos. 1 & 2 from retail to restaurant (c. 435 sq m) and associated internal fit-out works at basement and ground floor level; new signage; repositioning of the 2 No. entrance doors back by 960mm; new kitchen extract to existing riser at roof level; new pipework & external condensers to existing screened compound at roof level; and all associated works above and below ground

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
501846	Planning Appeal	Refused	23 Oct 2026	318 m
501667	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	29 Sept 2026	232 m
501494	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	25 Sept 2026	266 m
324666	—	pending	18 Sept 2026	346 m
324045	Referral	Split	13 Aug 2026	371 m
501721	Planning Appeal	open	20 Jul 2026	62 m
324185	Disability Certificate	Granted with conditions	7 Jul 2026	452 m
500953	Planning Appeal	Refused	18 Jun 2026	374 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

1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:58. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.