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Dublin City Weekly Planning15 Jun 2026

WEB2472/26

Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83

Lead potentialHigh

Substantial conversion of an existing building to kitchen and bar facilities with internal reconfiguration, external alterations, and ventilation infrastructure.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeConversion Change Of Use
Development sectorHospitality
Matched trades7

Source description

What is being proposed

PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of development and amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3937/23, as amended by Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24. The proposed amendments will include: (i) Omission of the previously permitted but unconstructed Club Shop (c. 49 sq.m) approved under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 (as amended under Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24), located adjacent to an existing single-storey building, to facilitate ancillary external seating.…

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PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Royal Dublin Society intends to apply for permission at a site within the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04 AK83. Protected Structure: The development will consist of development and amendments to development permitted under Reg. Ref. 3937/23, as amended by Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24. The proposed amendments will include: (i) Omission of the previously permitted but unconstructed Club Shop (c. 49 sq.m) approved under Reg. Ref. 3937/23 (as amended under Reg. Ref. WEB2142/24), located adjacent to an existing single-storey building, to facilitate ancillary external seating. The proposed development will include: (i) change of use of the existing single-storey building from ancillary office accommodation to: (a) kitchen and food preparation facilities and associated supporting accommodation; and (b) bar facilities and associated supporting accommodation, both uses linked to and supporting the operation of the Anglesea Stand / Laya Arena and wider RDS campus; (ii) associated internal reconfiguration works to provide: (a) kitchen, food preparation areas, storage, servicing and staff welfare facilities; and (b) bar and serving facilities, customer toilet facilities, storage and preparation areas, and internal and external seating areas; (iii) associated external alterations, including modifications to the eastern gable elevation to provide new openings and entrance arrangement, replacement windows, façade treatment, provision of signage, extraction and ventilation infrastructure, together with associated refrigeration/cold storage and refuse storage facilities; (iv) all associated internal and external site development and ancillary works.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

7 evidence-led matches
01

Fitout Shopfront

High

Internal reconfiguration to kitchen, bar, food preparation, serving facilities, and customer toilets with new openings and entrance arrangement.

02

Kitchens

High

Kitchen and food preparation facilities explicitly proposed.

03

Electrical

Medium

Bar and kitchen fit-out with refrigeration and serving facilities implies substantial electrical works.

04

HVAC

Medium

Extraction and ventilation infrastructure explicitly proposed.

05

Main Contracting

Medium

Multi-package conversion of a building to kitchen/bar facilities with external alterations.

06

Plumbing Heating

Medium

Kitchen, bar, and refrigeration/cold storage facilities imply substantial plumbing and water services.

07

Windows Doors

Medium

Replacement windows and new openings to eastern gable elevation explicitly proposed.