Trinity Street Car Park, Trinity Street, Dublin 2 with frontage on to Dame Lane, Trinity Street and St. Andrews Lane, Dublin 2
Temporary conversion of a multi-storey car park roof in Dublin 2 into an outdoor restaurant.
2711/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 April 2021
- Reference
- 2711/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 April 2021
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a temporary three-year change of use of the 6th floor (roof level) of Trinity Street Car Park into a licensed outdoor restaurant. It will feature a stretched canvas roof, movie screen, and kitchen, with ancillary facilities on the 5th floor.
- Storeys
- 6
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for temporary change of use, not exceeding three years, from car park to licensed outdoor restaurant with temporary stretched canvas roof, movie screen and associated serving and kitchen at the 6th floor (roof level) and ancillary staff facilities, toilets and gallery/exhibition areas at the 5th floor, and associated works, all pending redevelopment of the existing car park building. The floors below this proposed development will continue in their current use.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 110 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 111 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 129 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 132 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 133 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 164 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 164 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 168 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 received30 April 2021
- Decision due24 June 2021
- Decision issued24 June 2021
- Grant issued16 August 2021
- Appeal submitted22 July 2021
- Appeal decided6 August 2021
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