3, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8, D08 TNH3
Change of use of a ground floor retail unit to a cafe on Kevin Street Lower.
2915/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 3 May 2019
- Reference
- 2915/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 3 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of the existing ground floor unit from retail to a cafe. The works will include internal layout amendments and the installation of exterior ventilation ducting at roof level.
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission is sought for the change of use of the existing ground floor unit from retail to cafe, with internal layout amendments, including ventilation ducting to the exterior at roof level with associated site 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 22 m |
| 57 Grafton Hall, Aungier St, Dublin 2price excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €287,000 | 158 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 180 m |
| Apartment 2, Sherborne, 26 Aungier Street | May 2025 | €274,000 | 205 m |
| Apt 9, Sherbourne, Aungier St | Apr 2025 | €300,000 | 205 m |
| 18 Sherborne, Aungier St, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €288,000 | 205 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 211 m |
| 13 St Kevins Terrace, New Bride St, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €535,000 | 216 m |
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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 received3 May 2019
- Decision due27 June 2019
- Decision issued16 May 2019
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for change of use of the existing ground floor unit from retail to cafe, with internal layout…
No. 3, Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8, D08 TNH3
3016/19Dublin CityLodged 16 May 2019Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Development at 3/4 Kevin Street Lower and Liberty Lane, Portobello, Dublin 8 which will include: (a) the…
3-4, Kevin Street Lower and Liberty Lane, Portobello, Dublin 8
4165/22Dublin CityLodged 7 Jun 2022Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Permission is sought for a development which will include : (a) the partial demolition of existing buildings…
3/4 Kevin Street Lower and Liberty Lane, Portobello, Dublin 8
5494/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2022Commercial
- RefusedAt this site
Permission is sought for a development which will include: a) the partial demolition of existing buildings on…
3/4 Kevin Street Lower and Liberty Lane, Portobello, Dublin 8
4235/22Dublin CityLodged 15 Jun 2022Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the following development at existing public house (a protected…
40, Wexford Street, (and 1 Kevin Street), Dublin 2
3322/18Dublin CityLodged 21 Jun 2018Alterations
- RefusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for this site, the Landmark Public House (a Protected Structure), located at…
The Landmark Public House (a Protected Structure), located at 1 Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8, D08 DX2A and, the ground floors of 40 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 D02 CH68 & 39 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 Y389, 38 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02Y389
5018/22Dublin CityLodged 11 Oct 2022Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development will consist of the extension of the Landmark Public House (a…
Landmark Public House, 1 Kevin Street Lower, Dublin 8. D08 DX2A, the ground floors of 40 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 CH68 and 39 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 Y389 and the ground floor and part first floor of 38 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 Y389
4861/22Dublin CityLodged 15 Sept 2022Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the extension of the Landmark Public House (a Protected…
'The Landmark Public House', 1 Kevin Street, Dublin 8, D08 DX2A, the ground floor of 39 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02Y389 & the ground floor and part first floor of 38 Wexford Street, Dublin 2, D02 Y389
4708/22Dublin CityLodged 23 Aug 2022Change of use
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