Observation pack · Dublin City Council
Hanover Quay, Cool Hand Coffee Roasters Ltd, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin 2
Planning Permission for the provision of an outdoor seating area to the front of Cool Hand Coffee Roasters, Hanover Quay, Grand Canal Dock, Dublin D04 H7W2. Works to include the provision of 6no. tables and 12no. chairs, movable barrier awnings / windbreakers and new a retractable awning fitted to existing shopfront. The premises is located within the North Lotts and Grand Canal Dock Strategic Development Zone (SDZ).
Observations close 13 Nov 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 9 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20
The application
- Reference
- WEBDSDZ3485/26 · full record
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Type
- Permission
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Applicant
- Cool Hand Coffee Roasters ltd.
- Units
- —
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- —
- Received
- 9 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 28 Oct 2026, 23:03
- 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 WEBDSDZ3485/26.
- Write your observation.Quote
WEBDSDZ3485/26at 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 13 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
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone Z14 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028 | Dublin City Council development plan | — | |
| Docklands SDZ (ZD02) | Dublin City Council development plan | — | |
| R3 Rural cluster | Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use. | development plan 2022 2028 | 14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028 |
| R3 Rural cluster | Z14: Strategic Development and Regeneration Areas (SDRAs): To seek the social, economic and physical development and/or regeneration of an area with mixed-use, of which residential would be the predominant use. | development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11 | 14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Dublin City Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
Designations on or near the site
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) × 1Grand Canal
- NIAH-recorded building × 1quay/wharf
- Radon risk area × 1About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WEB2978/26 | Grant permission | 2 Oct 2026 | — | 472 m | Erection of an illuminated corporate sign measuring 9.9m wide x 1.5m high at ninth floor level on the northern elevation of No. 2 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. |
| WEBDSDZ3274/26 | Application declared invalid | 16 Sept 2026 | — | 348 m | Waterside Block 9 Developments Limited intends to apply for permission for development (identified as 'Scheme No. 19') on a site of 0.4834ha at City Block No. 9, North Wall Quay, Dublin 1 for amendments to a previously-permitted Scheme (Reg. Ref. WEBDSDZ1931/26 (identified as 'Scheme No. 17')). This application relates to Commercial Block No. 2 of a permitted development currently under construction within a Strategic Development Zone Planning Scheme area, located within City Block No. 9 (1.96ha), North Wall Quay, Dublin 1. The site is bound by North Wall Quay to the south, the residual City Block No. 9 lands of 1.4766ha to the north and east, and Castleforbes Road to the west as identified in the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock Planning Scheme, 2014 (as amended). The proposed 'Scheme No. 19' will amend Commercial Block No. 2 of the previously permitted scheme Reg. Ref. WEBDSDZ1931/25 ('scheme 17'), which itself amends Reg. Ref. DSDZ3552/24 ('Scheme No. 14'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ4408/23 ('Scheme No. 11'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ5296/22 ('Scheme No. 9'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ2103/21 ('Scheme No. 7'), Reg. Ref. DSDZ3042/19 ('Scheme No. 6') and Reg. Ref. DSDZ3780/17 ('Scheme No. 5')). Reg. Ref. WEBDSDZ1931/25 ('Scheme No. 17') permitted Block No. 2 with a Total Floor Area (TFA) of 42,629 sq m (comprising: 30,400 sq m above Ground Floor Level 00; 3,781 sq m at Lower Ground Floor Level -01; and 8,448 sq m at Basement Levels). The Total Floor Area of the proposed Amendment Scheme ('Scheme No. 19') will not change from the permitted Scheme ('Scheme No. 17'), and the floor areas will remain the same at all levels. The permitted Residential Blocks A, B and C and Commercial Block Nos. 1 and 3 of City Block No. 9 (Reg. Ref. DSDZ4146/24 and Reg. Ref. WEBDSDZ1646/26 ('Scheme Nos. 16 and 18')) are not affected by this Application. The proposed 'Scheme No. 19' development will consist of amendments to Commercial Block No. 2 as Permitted under Reg. Ref. WEBDSDZ1931/25 ('Scheme No. 17'), comprising: 1. Addition of No. 2 Vehicle Security Access Gates; including associates security fencing, access control systems, fixed over panels and related infrastructure within the permitted vehicular ramp; 2. Addition of No. 1 high-level stacking security shutter to entrance of vehicular ramp on west elevation facing onto Castleforbes Road, including support structure and controls; and 3. All ancillary works above and below ground. ______________________________________________________________________________ |
| WEB2964/26 | Application declared invalid | 12 Aug 2026 | — | 472 m | Erection of an illuminated corporate sign measuring 9.9m wide x 1.5m high at ninth floor level on the northern elevation of No. 2 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2. |
| WEB2828/26 | Application declared invalid | 28 Jul 2026 | — | 320 m | 1. Demolition of existing 15 sq.m.single storey Kitchen and Wet Room extension and 2.49 sq.m. outhouse to the rear. 2. Construction of 12 sq.m. Ground Floor extension and a 25.5 sq.m. First Floor extension with flat roof to the rear of existing terraced house. 3. Replacement windows and entrance door to the front elevation of the house. 4. Associated works. |
| WEBDSDZ2405/26 | Grant permission | 28 Jul 2026 | — | 378 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: SFDC Ireland Ltd. intend to apply for planning permission for development at this c.1.34 ha site located at the junction of North Wall Quay and New Wapping Street, Salesforce Tower, Station Square, Block 7, Spencer Dock, Dublin 1. The application site includes the former British Rail Hotel on 58-59 North Wall Quay, a protected structure (RPS 5838), and its associated granite walls, railings, gates, and adjoining setts in cul-de-sac, which are also protected structures (RPS 5839). The application relates to a proposed development within the North Lotts & Grand Canal Dock SDZ Planning Scheme Area. Planning permission is sought for 1 No. ventilation louvre panel measuring 4.15m in height and 1.5m in width, to be affixed to the western façade of Building B1 at ground floor level for the purpose of providing ventilation to the existing retail unit, and all associated works above and below ground. |
| WEBDSDZ2639/26 | Application declared invalid | 6 Jul 2026 | — | 298 m | PROTECTED STRUCTURE: I, Karl Whelan, intend to apply for Planning Permission for development at this site at Unit 6, Miller's Lodge, 33-34 Barrow Street, Dublin 4, D04 PW6W which is a PROTECTED STRUCTURE (rps.no. 483/484). The development will consist of the placement of mechanical plant equipment on the flat roof of the modern extension to a level 500mm above the height of the existing parapet, to the north and west of the protected structure. The works will include the opening of a reconstructed, non-original rear wall for the required mechanical plant to reach the internal service cavities. The works will not alter the existing structural form or massing of the Protected Structure. |
| WEB1399/26 | Grant permission | 22 Jun 2026 | — | 449 m | The development will consist of a two storey rear extension plus an attic conversion with dormer roof to rear roof slope and two number Velux rooflights to front roof slope and all associated site works |
| WEB2145/26 | Application declared invalid | 18 Jun 2026 | — | 326 m | To (i) Increase the ridge height of the existing roof by 640mm enabling the conversion of the existing attic space to first floor habitable accommodation. (ii) To demolish the existing chimney, strip back and replace the existing slate roof and fit 2 Nr. rooflights to the front roof elevation. (iii) To build a rear roof dormer over the proposed new rear footprint at first floor level. (iv) To fit wrap around rigid insulation to exterior walls. (v) All the associated internal and external site and drainage works. |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501839 | Planning Appeal | pending | 5 Aug 2026 | 479 m |
| 324047 | Strategic Housing Development - Application | open | 30 Jan 2026 | 433 m |
| 322082 | Fire Safety Certificate - Revised | Granted with conditions | 8 Oct 2025 | 417 m |
| 319919 | Building Control - Fire Safety Certificate | Granted with conditions | 18 Sept 2025 | 455 m |
| 320687 | Planning Scheme Strategic Development Zone S169(6) | Invalid | 27 Aug 2024 | 255 m |
| 317679 | LA Road Dev - Application | Granted with conditions | 1 Aug 2024 | 182 m |
| 320250 | Private Development - Application | Other | 23 Jul 2024 | 470 m |
| 318445 | Planning Appeal | Granted with conditions | 9 Jul 2024 | 498 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
- 9 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 13 Nov 2026
- 12 Oct 2026 Decision · appeal window closes 9 Nov 2026
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.