26, Westmoreland Street, Dublin 2
Conversion of a retail space into a café and restaurant in a protected building on Westmoreland Street.
2465/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 8 March 2018
- Reference
- 2465/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 8 March 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the basement, ground, and mezzanine levels of a protected structure from retail to a café/restaurant. It also includes installing a new shopfront and carrying out extensive internal and external refurbishment works.
- Floor area
- 307 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
- Protected structure: development to include
- Change of use of basement, ground and mezzanine levels (total area:307 sq. M) from retail to café/ restaurant
- Provide new shopfront, removing existing non-historic shopfront
- Upgrade works of existing building: -strip out all existing non-historic fixtures and fittings; -replace non-historic stair between basement, ground and mezzanine; -replace ground to first floor non-historic stair at 26a; -doors (all are non-historic) to be replaced throughout; -handrail to be added to stair and steps upgraded; -upgrade fire resistance of floors and walls throughout; -upgrade electrics and radiators as required; -new plumbing and drainage as required; -new floor finishes; -paint and decorate throughout; -doors and walls to be upgraded for fire resistance; -general localised repair to roof areas where required; -upgrade non-historic windows with new double glazed timber sash windows to front, aluminium to rear; -non-historic rooflights to be upgraded; -new cast aluminium traditional profile gutters, where required; -repair chimney stacks, pots and parapet where cracked, unstable and damaged; -repair and repaint front and rear facades as necessary; -all surviving historic fabric to be conserved and retained internally and externally
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3 Lafayette Building, 1 5 Dolier St, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 14 m |
| Apt 2 Aston Buildings, Aston Quay, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €390,000 | 117 m |
| Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 142 m |
| Apt 3, 10 Aston Abbey, 10 Aston Key | Jan 2025 | €290,000 | 145 m |
| 63 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €701,000 | 153 m |
| 29 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €290,000 | 153 m |
| 43 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €411,000 | 153 m |
| 32 Corn Exchange, Poolbeg St, Dublin 2 | Sept 2025 | €395,000 | 153 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 received8 March 2018
- Further information requested1 May 2018
- Further information received26 July 2018
- Decision due22 August 2018
- Decision issued22 August 2018
- Grant issued26 September 2018
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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WEB1415/19Dublin CityLodged 12 Jul 2019Infrastructure
- Part granted, part refused50 m away
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4875/23Dublin CityLodged 29 Nov 2023Retention
- Invalid50 m away
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4788/23Dublin CityLodged 16 Nov 2023Commercial
- Refused50 m away
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WEB2458/25Dublin CityLodged 7 May 2025Alterations
- Refused50 m away
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4722/22Dublin CityLodged 24 Aug 2022Alterations
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