36, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
Proposed change of use from retail to a coffee shop in a protected Wellington Quay building.
0354/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 11 August 2025
- Reference
- 0354/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Received
- 11 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedA Section 5 application to determine if changing the use of a retail unit to a coffee shop with no seating or hot food is exempt. The property is a protected structure, and no internal layout changes are currently planned.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Expp: protected structure: change of use from retail to coffee shop (no seating no hot food). No internal changes to plan form are anticipated, but a planning application and / or another s5 will be submitted for the shop front and interior. This section 5 application is only to determine if the principle of this change of use is exempt.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of the central area, and to identify, reinforce, strengthen and protect its civic design character and dignity.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 34 35 Wellington St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 6 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 27 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 65 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 71 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 71 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 74 m |
| 16 Butler Court, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 1, 38 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €2,100,000 | 92 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received11 August 2025
- Decision due8 September 2025
- Decision issued4 September 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE (RPS Ref. 8372): A permission is sought for: a) a change of use from a shop to a cafe…
36, Wellington Quay, (ground floor unit and ancillary basement storage) Dublin 2 D02EP63
WEB1900/26Dublin CityLodged 20 Apr 2026Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: A permission is sought for a) a change of use from a shop to a cafe (both Class 1), b)…
36, Wellington Quay (ground floor unit and ancillary basement storage ) , Dublin 2
WEB1883/26Dublin CityLodged 17 Mar 2026Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for medical centre. EXPP Application No: 0218/18
First Floor, 31-32, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
3940/18Dublin CityLodged 13 Sept 2018Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for Medical Centre at first floor
First Floor, 31-32, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
4359/18Dublin CityLodged 9 Nov 2018Change of use
- Granted30 m away
Permission sought for the change of use of the existing ground floor of the retail use to the use of the…
29, Wellington Quay, Dublin 2
3361/20Dublin CityLodged 10 Sept 2020Change of use
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE:]. Planning permission is sought for works to the public house, The Ha'penny Bridge Inn,…
42 Wellington Quay, D02 Y103 and 1 Fownes Street Lower, D02HW72
3669/24Dublin CityLodged 13 May 2024Alterations
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development Nos. 43-44 Temple Bar (The Temple Bar Trading Company) and…
Nos. 43-44 Temple Bar (The Temple Bar Trading Company) and the rear of Nos. 45 and 46 Temple Bar, which form part of the Temple Bar Pub (Nos. 47-48 Temple Bar and Nos. 14-16 Temple Lane South), Dublin 2
4715/18Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2018Alterations
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for development Nos. 43-44 Temple Bar (The Temple Bar Trading Company) which…
43/44 Temple Bar , Dublin 2 (The Temple Bar Trading Company)
4325/23Dublin CityLodged 18 Aug 2023Change of use
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2602/19Dublin CityLodged 26 Mar 2019
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- GrantedChange of use
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