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Dublin City Weekly Planning13 Jul 2026

WEB2733/26

No. 2 Cecilia Street and Nos. 17-18 Temple Lane South, Dublin 2

Lead potentialMedium

Change of use of basement to whiskey maturation room with fire escape stairs and connection works; well-defined moderate specialist package.

Planning stageNew Application
Project typeConversion Change Of Use
Development sectorCommercial Retail
Matched trades3

Source description

What is being proposed

The development will consist of: the change of use of the existing vacant storage area at basement level of No. 2 Cecelia Street to a whiskey maturation room (c. 50 sq m); provision of a fire escape stairs from ground floor level to access the basement level; the provision of an enclosed connection from the proposed whiskey maturation room through to the existing whiskey shop at Nos. 17-18 Temple Lane South, replacing an existing exterior space (8 sq m); works to the rear elevation of No. 2 Cecelia Street; and all associated site works.

Opportunity fit

Why these trades match

3 evidence-led matches
01

Fire Safety

High

Provision of a fire escape stairs from ground floor to basement is explicitly stated.

02

Fitout Shopfront

Medium

Change of use of basement storage to whiskey maturation room and connection to existing whiskey shop implies interior fit-out.

03

Carpentry Joinery

Low

Interior conversion of basement space implies joinery and internal works.