Observation pack · Dublin City Council

Unit 3, Southgate, Cork Street, Dublin 8

Amendments to the granted permission (Ref. 5160/22), consisting of (i) Provision of a coffee element ancillary to the restaurant use; (ii) Modification of Condition No. 2 of operating hours to 8am to 8pm, Monday to Sunday, and (iii) two signages to the front elevation, all associated site works.

Observations close 6 Nov 2026 14 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: WEB3441/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 2 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 WEB3441/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3441/26 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 6 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 × 6
Sophia Housing Association · house · The International Language and Business School
Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
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
WEB3146/26	Application declared invalid	3 Sept 2026	—	384 m	New signage to the existing shopfronts, including 3 no. illuminated fascia signage to front elevation, & 1 no. illuminated wall-mounted box signage to side elevation, and all associated ancillary works.
WEB3101/26	Application declared invalid	1 Sept 2026	—	397 m	The development will consists of: 1) Construction of a 19.2m² rear extension at first floor level and a 19.2m² rear extension to second floor level incorporating a flat roof, together with the provision of two balconies, each measuring 6.8m². 2) Change of use of the proposed first and second floor office accommodation to provide three residential apartment units, comprising: One studio apartment; One 2-bed 3-person apartment; and One 2-bed 3-person duplex apartment. 3) Construction of an additional 68.1m² rear extension at first-floor level to provide one additional two-bed 3-person apartment, together with a green roof, associated landscaping, and all ancillary works. 4) The reconfiguration of the existing ground floor retail unit, including the provision of a bin store and bicycle store, together with all associated site development and ancillary works.
WEB2822/26	Application declared invalid	27 Jul 2026	—	432 m	Planning permission is sought for an external, backlight illuminated signage, with the name ‘The Coombe Hospital’, measuring 1.73m in height by 4m in width, to be positioned approximately 13m above ground level along the front (west) elevation of the Main Building fronting onto Dolphins Barn Street. The proposed signage is to replace the existing signage in the same location. Associated repainting and replastering on the external façade of the building is also proposed.
WEB2243/26	Additional information	10 Jul 2026	14	233 m	We, Black Sheep Investments Limited, intend to apply for Permission for development at this site: 1-2 Chamber Street, at the junction with Ardee Street and Chamber Street, Dublin 8, D08 H3K5. The development will consists of: (i) Demolition of non-original extension of the existing public house, the Ardee House; (ii) Part-demolition of the existing original fabric of public house structure, with the selective retention of external façades; (iii) Construction of a part six-storey mixed-use development to contain: (a) 14 no. Apartments (4 no. Studios and 10 no. 1-bed units), (b) Community Facility (30 sqm) at ground level, (c) Bike and Bin store at ground level, and (d) Communal Amenity Space (75 sqm) at terrace at Fifth floor; and (iv) All associated site works.
WEB2163/26	Grant permission	3 Jul 2026	—	432 m	(i) Planning permission (on a permanent basis) for 3 no. flagpoles (2 no. measuring 6m in height and 1 no. measuring 7m in height) with mounted flags for symbolic use and measuring 1.2m x 1.8m on the 6m high flagpoles and the flag on the 7m high flagpole measuring 1.2m x 2.4m, all located to the northwest corner of the site. Permanent flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary with concrete foundation. (ii) Planning permission is sought for a temporary period of 6 months for flagpoles for the display of artwork associated with the bicentenary celebrations for The Coombe Hospital, comprising of: (a) the erection of 12 no. flagpoles measuring 6m in height with mounted flags measuring 0.9m x 1.8m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary. Temporary flagpoles to be finished in white fibreglass proprietary; and (b) a temporary informational sign measuring 3.8m x 1.5m, fixed to existing boundary railings along the western boundary, located next to the main site entrance from Dolphin's Barn Street (R110). All flags and signage are non-illuminated and face onto Dolphin's Barn Street (R110).
WEB2124/26	Additional information	26 Jun 2026	—	175 m	RETENTION: Retention permission for (1) a formed pedestrian access from Marrowbone Lane to The Maltings Business Park and (2) retention of single storey Storage Unit circa 45sqm situated beside the carpark of The Maltings Business Park and all associated site works.
5123/26	Grant permission	25 Jun 2026	—	425 m	Construction of a single storey extension , internal alterations and all associated site works to the rear of the existing dwelling house .
WEB1821/26	Refuse permission	4 Jun 2026	1	355 m	For removal of existing garage & for construction of 1 bed 2 storey dwelling, with amended landscaping & site works with access from Madden Road

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500827	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	3 Jun 2026	304 m
500351	Planning Appeal	Granted	2 Jun 2026	205 m
323354	Vacant Site Levy - Appeal S.18	Other	21 Nov 2025	436 m
321836	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	24 Jul 2025	370 m
321430	Planning Appeal	Refused	4 Jul 2025	114 m
321865	Planning Appeal	Refused	12 Jun 2025	303 m
321677	Planning Appeal	Refused	7 May 2025	321 m
320481	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	18 Feb 2025	497 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

2 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 6 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.