25 Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
Change of use from retail to restaurant at Saint Stephen's Green.
3156/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 July 2021
- Reference
- 3156/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a change of use from retail to restaurant across the ground floor and basement. Works include shopfront modifications, new signage, internal layout alterations, and a new kitchen.
- Floor area
- 304 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
The development will consist of: a change of use from retail to restaurant. Works will include; modifications to the existing shopfront to include new signage and a new entrance door; general internal alterations to the existing layouts at ground floor level (189sqm) and basement level (115sqm) to include; a stair to the basement, a kitchen at basement and toilets at ground floor level; all ancillary necessary to facilitate the development.
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 4 February 2025. A completion certificate was lodged on 19 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 328.75 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 175 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 178 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 285 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 285 m |
| 3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 299 m |
| Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 303 m |
| Apt 10, St Stephens, Leeson Lane | Aug 2025 | €550,000 | 323 m |
| Apartment 9, Saint Stephens, Leeson Lane | Jan 2026 | €585,000 | 323 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 received14 July 2021
- Decision due7 September 2021
- Decision issued7 September 2021
- Grant issued19 October 2021
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
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For development at this site at No. 14-15 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, Protected Structures…
14/15, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
3221/21Dublin CityLodged 27 Jul 2021Change of use
- RefusedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Development at this site at No. 14-15 Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 V127, Protected…
14-15, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 V127
3123/23Dublin CityLodged 30 Jan 2023Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for Development at a site (c. 703.5 sqm), at: No. 23 St Stephen's Green…
No. 23 St Stephen's Green (Protected Structure) and rear of No. 22 St. Stephen's Green, (Protected Structure), Dublin 2
4559/22Dublin CityLodged 27 Jul 2022Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Site (c. 703.5 sw. m. ) on lands generally bounded by R138 and St. Stephen's Green…
23 St Stephen's Green (protected structure) and rear of 22 St Stephen's Green (protected structure), Dublin 2
4496/22Dublin CityLodged 18 Jul 2022Extension
- Granted40 m away
RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development consists of retention of the use as a short-term letting…
Basement of 18, Kildare Street, Dublin 2, D02 YW63
5527/22Dublin CityLodged 22 Dec 2022Retention
- Exempt — no permission needed40 m away
EXPP: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Proposed remedial and refurbishment works including — Proposed service…
The Shelbourne Hotel, 27, Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin 2
0161/25Dublin CityLodged 23 Apr 2025Alterations
- Granted50 m away
RETENTION: the development consists of an area of outdoor seating, extending to 43 sqm, adjacent to the front…
Starbucks, Block A, 18-21, St. Stephen's Green North, Dublin 2
3945/18Dublin CityLodged 14 Sept 2018Retention
- Granted60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: KW Real Estate ICAV acting for and behalf of its sub-fund KW Irish Real Estate Fund XII…
Site (c. 0195 ha) at Nos. 19-22 Kildare Street and an associated building located to the rear of 17-22 Kildare Street and also to the rear of 22 & 23 St. Stephen's Green North, Dublin 2
4021/22Dublin CityLodged 20 May 2022Alterations
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