Freshly Chopped just off Grafton Street could soon close down.
It comes after it emerged the chain restaurant didn’t seek planning permission before it opened its store at the end of Trinity Street.
In 2013, Dublin City Council submitted new guidelines on what kind of businesses could be set up on the street.
According to the rules, companies in the line of fast food chains, newsagents, and bookies are banned from the area.
Freshly Chopped didn’t ask for permission from the council, and so it is in breach of the rules. Moreover, the chain could have to close up shop.
The restaurant has now said that closing the Trinity Street branch will have an effect on the entire chain, with 600 jobs at risk.
According to The Times, planning chiefs are currently reviewing the matter.
Chopped currently has 41 restaurants open nationwide, with one in Ballymount opening soon. The business also recently travelled overseas, opening a branch in Cyprus.
Speaking of the move to Cyprus, Freshly Chopped co-founder Brian Lee said: “Our new Freshly Chopped locations will serve a wide variety of customers from commercial and retail workers to the thousands of tourists who flock to Cyprus’ beautiful shores every year.”
