Wolfe Tone Lofts (formerly known as Stafford House), 32-36 Wolfe Tone Street, Dublin 1
Change of use from retail to a licensed restaurant at ground floor level.
2369/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 23 February 2018
- Reference
- 2369/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 23 February 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a ground floor unit from retail to a licensed restaurant. The works will include internal layout modifications, basement bin storage adjustments resulting in the loss of two parking spaces, and shopfront upgrades.
- Floor area
- 1,085 m²
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
- Permission for development at a site at wolfe tone lofts (formerly known as stafford house), 32-36 wolfe tone street, dublin
- The development will consist of change of use from retail use to licensed restaurant use at ground floor level (approximately 1,085sqm gross floor area) together with associated modifications to facilitate restaurant use including: amendments to the internal layout; incorporation of additional bin storage area at basement level, resulting in the loss of 2 no. Car parking spaces (total basement car parking reduced from 29 no. To 27 no. Spaces); incorporation of air handling equipment and extraction system plant within the unit; upgrade of existing shopfront onto wolfe tone street including the incorporation of new ventilation louvers; replacement of existing louvers onto jervis lane and including all other associated and ancillary works
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 September 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 September 2019.
Notified floor area: 1,030 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 50, 25 Wolfetone St, Dublinnot full market price | May 2026 | €380,000 | 49 m |
| 55 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €320,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 79, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €410,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 35, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | Apr 2025 | €305,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 53, 25 Wolfetone St, Dublinnot full market price | May 2026 | €295,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 45, 25 Wolfe Tone St, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €392,500 | 49 m |
| Apt 2 Chandler's Court, 49/50 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €222,000 | 62 m |
| 2 Mary Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 64 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 received23 February 2018
- Further information requested19 April 2018
- Further information received24 May 2018
- Decision due20 June 2018
- Decision issued18 June 2018
- Grant issued25 July 2018
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