1, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
Intensification of use from a cafe to a licensed restaurant with new signage in Dublin 2.
2025/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 January 2021
- Reference
- 2025/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 January 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the intensification of use from a cafe/restaurant to a licensed restaurant at the ground floor of One Molesworth Street. The application also includes new halo-lit individual brass lettering signage.
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
Planning permission for development for the intensification of use from cafe/restaurant to licensed restaurant at ground floor of one molesworth street, dublin 2 (formally le pain quotidien) and new 250mm high individual halo lit letters with brushed brass faces and returns.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 13 October 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 December 2021.
Notified floor area: 242 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 317 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 383 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 383 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 383 m |
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 406 m |
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 407 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 416 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 423 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 received12 January 2021
- Further information requested8 March 2021
- Further information received7 April 2021
- Decision due4 May 2021
- Decision issued4 May 2021
- Grant issued21 June 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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WEB2517/26Dublin CityLodged 17 Jun 2026Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
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2221/18Dublin CityLodged 2 Feb 2018Alterations
- Granted30 m away
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3786/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Apr 2022Change of use
- Granted30 m away
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3681/19Dublin CityLodged 2 Aug 2019Change of use
- Granted30 m away
The proposed development will consist of the change of use of the lower ground floor level and part of the…
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3037/24Dublin CityLodged 15 Jan 2024Change of use
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4661/23Dublin CityLodged 20 Oct 2023Alterations
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