Unit 27, St. Stephens Green Shopping Centre, Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Change of use from a retail shop to a coffee shop in St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre.
2183/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 February 2021
- Reference
- 2183/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Unit 27 of St. Stephen's Green Shopping Centre consists of changing the unit's use from a retail shop to a coffee shop. The works will include installing new double entrance doors, a new window to the front elevation, and new fascia 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
The development will consist of : the change of use from retail shop to coffee shop, a new set of double entrance doors and window to the existing front elevation, new advertisement signage at front fascia elevation at unit 27, st. Stephen's green shopping centre, all associated site and ancillary works at this address in accordance with the plans as submitted.
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 14 June 2021. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 December 2021.
Notified floor area: 78.5 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Prouds Lane, St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €605,000 | 191 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 257 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 272 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 272 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 272 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 272 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 272 m |
| 38 Drury Hall, Lower Stephen St, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 272 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 received9 February 2021
- Decision due1 April 2021
- Decision issued30 March 2021
- Grant issued12 May 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Planning permission for development at this site will consist of : a new set of double entrance doors and…
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3777/20Dublin CityLodged 20 Nov 2020Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
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3734/20Dublin CityLodged 13 Nov 2020Alterations
- GrantedAt this site
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3008/21Dublin CityLodged 22 Jun 2021Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
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Units C1, C2, C3, C4, C5 (D02 TE82), C5B (D02 E825), C6 Ground Floor, Stephen's Green Shopping Centre, Saint Stephen's Green West, Dublin 2
4677/22Dublin CityLodged 17 Aug 2022Commercial
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for new 3D lettering back lit pinned on signage & canopy
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3006/18Dublin CityLodged 15 May 2018Alterations
- Granted30 m away
Planning permission for the proposed development consists of the provision of own door street access to the…
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2308/21Dublin CityLodged 2 Mar 2021Alterations
- Refused40 m away
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3169/24Dublin CityLodged 9 Feb 2024Commercial
- Refused40 m away
PERMISSION: Proposed development consists of the replacement of the existing lightbox advertising sign (3m…
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3567/23Dublin CityLodged 17 Apr 2023Commercial
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- Awaiting decisionCommercial
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3008/21Dublin CityLodged 22 Jun 2021
- GrantedCommercial
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