Unit 40, Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road, Dublin 5
Change of use of an office unit to a restaurant and cafe in Butterly Business Park.
2398/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 1 March 2019
- Reference
- 2398/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 1 March 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe applicant is seeking to convert an office unit into a restaurant and cafe to serve as an extension to an existing cafe. The works will include installing a new glazed shopfront with a roller shutter and overhead 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
Change of use of unit 40 from office use to restaurant and café use, as an extension to the existing café in unit 37, and the construction of a glazed aluminium-framed shopfront with roller shutter in the existing elevation of unit 40, with related signage overhead.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Newlands Court, Kilmore Rd Dublin 5 | Jul 2025 | €376,000 | 93 m |
| 8 Newlands Court, Kilmore Road, Artane | May 2026 | €373,000 | 93 m |
| 124 Timbermill Apts, Block B, Artane | Apr 2025 | €340,000 | 103 m |
| 133 Timber Mills, Artane, Dublin 5 | Apr 2026 | €375,000 | 103 m |
| 148 The Timbermills, Block B, Kilmore Rd Artane | Aug 2025 | €325,000 | 110 m |
| 80 Timbermills, Artane, Dublin 5not full market price | Jun 2025 | €345,000 | 117 m |
| 68 Timber Mills, Kilmore Rd, Artane Dublin 5 | May 2025 | €340,000 | 132 m |
| 72 Timber Mills, Kilmore Rd, Artane Dublin 5 | Nov 2025 | €370,000 | 132 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 received1 March 2019
- Decision due25 April 2019
- Decision issued17 April 2019
- Grant issued27 May 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- WithdrawnAt this site
Permission for development at Unit — Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road, Dublin
Unit 40, Butterly Business Park, Kilmore Road, Dublin 5
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- GrantedAt this site
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2155/19Dublin CityLodged 31 Jan 2019Change of use
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- Granted30 m away
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