46/47, Arran Street East, Dublin 7
Change of use from warehouse to restaurant and extension of a first-floor studio apartment in Dublin 7.
2761/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 April 2019
- Reference
- 2761/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 15 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves converting 79.1 sqm of ground floor warehouse space into a licensed restaurant with a new shopfront. It also includes adding a bedroom and en-suite to an existing first-floor studio apartment.
- Floor area
- 97 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
- Development to include
- At ground floor level, a change of use of 79.1m2 from warehouse/storage to licenced restaurant. Modifications to include
- New customer and staff wcs
- New kitchen with associated extract flue at roof level
- Fireproofing of floor and walls
- Modifications to front façade onto arran st. Including
- Replacing roller shutter door with new glazed shopfront
- Adding new window to currently blocked-up ope at first floor level
- Repainting façade and new restaurant signage
- Addition of 1 bedroom and en-suite, comprising 17.8m2 to existing studio apartment at first floor level
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 23 August 2021.
Notified floor area: 154.7 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 69 Chancery St, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Jan 2026 | €560,000 | 80 m |
| 67, Chancery Street, Ormond Quay Upper Dublin 7not full market price | May 2026 | €240,000 | 87 m |
| 65 Chancery Street, Dublin 7 | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 106 m |
| 60 Arran Street East, Ormond Quay, Dublin 7 | Mar 2026 | €405,000 | 109 m |
| 17 Strand Street Little, Smithfield, Dublin 7 | Apr 2025 | €636,000 | 123 m |
| 11 Ormond Sq, Dublin 7, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €555,000 | 139 m |
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 152 m |
| Apartment 6, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €430,000 | 152 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 received15 April 2019
- Further information requested7 June 2019
- Further information received9 July 2019
- Decision due2 August 2019
- Decision issued2 August 2019
- Grant issued8 November 2019
- Appeal submitted3 September 2019
- Appeal decided8 November 2019
In the area
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