Basement/Ground Floor, 17 Crown Alley / 3-4 Cope Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Change of use of a basement and ground floor unit to a hot food takeaway.
3181/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 April 2025
- Reference
- 3181/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to use the basement and ground floor of the premises for the sale of hot food for consumption off the premises. The development will also include new shopfront signage and ancillary works.
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
Use for sale of hot food for consumption off the premises (takeaway). New shopfront signage and all ancillary works 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 9 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 42 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 46 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 48 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 59 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 60 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 100 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 received29 April 2025
- Decision due23 June 2025
- Decision issued8 May 2025
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
RETENTION & PERMISSION: For development at this site: Basement & Ground Floor, No. 17 Crown Alley / 3-4 Cope…
Basement & Ground Floor, 17, Crown Alley / 3-4 Cope Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
2956/19Dublin CityLodged 10 May 2019Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Redevelopment of the existing three storey over basement commercial building to include the change of use…
13, Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 X066
4220/22Dublin CityLodged 14 Jun 2022Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Planning permission is sought for the redevelopment of the existing three storey over basement commercial…
13 Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 X066
4088/22Dublin CityLodged 27 May 2022Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION & RETENTION: For development at the Annex Building (a Protected Structure…
The Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly known as the Central Bank Building, now known as Central, Plaza, located to the south of Cope Street, and north of the Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin 2
5454/22Dublin CityLodged 15 Dec 2022Retention
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (Ref. 8830) the proposed development relates to — the retention of the setting back of…
Kiosk Unit of the Annex Building, located to the east of the building formerly know as the Central Bank Building, now known as Central Plaza and located on Cope Street, Dublin 2.
5259/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Nov 2022Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The proposed development relates to permission for a change of use of Unit F (26.6 sq.m)…
Unit F, One Central Plaza (formerly known as the Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2, (a Protected Structure Ref: 8830). Unit F is located at ground level with Cope Street to the north and Fownes Street Upper to the west.
5490/22Dublin CityLodged 20 Dec 2022Change of use
- Invalid40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : PERMISSION / RETENTION: the development will consist of: on the Crown Alley facade (a)…
Bad Ass Cafe, 9-11 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 ED77 and Unit 2/3 Temple Bar Square, Dublin 2, D02 X738
3629/24Dublin CityLodged 2 May 2024Retention
- Invalid40 m away
Planning permission for development at this site: Bad Ass Café, 9-11 Crown Alley, Temple Bar, Dublin 2,…
The Bad Ass Cafe, 9-11 Crown Alley, Dublin 2 . D02ED77 and Unit 2/3 Temple Bar Square , Dublin 2 , D02 X738.
3947/24Dublin CityLodged 2 Jul 2024Alterations
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