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Dublin City Weekly Planning17 Jun 2026

WEB2500/26

Royal Dublin Society (RDS) Grounds, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, D04AK83

Lead potentialHigh

Substantial commercial hospitality conversion with kitchen, bar, ventilation, refrigeration and façade works at a major venue.

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, bar and serving facilities, customer toilets, seating areas and façade treatment described.

02

HVAC

High

Extraction and ventilation infrastructure explicitly part of the proposal.

03

Kitchens

High

Change of use to kitchen and food preparation facilities explicitly described.

04

Electrical

Medium

Kitchen, bar and refrigeration facilities imply substantial electrical installation.

05

Main Contracting

Medium

Substantial multi-package commercial fit-out and services works at RDS campus.

06

Plumbing Heating

Medium

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

07

Windows Doors

Medium

Replacement windows and new openings on eastern gable elevation described.