RefusedChange of useDecided 11 April 2023

16 Temple Bar, Dublin 2

Retention of a restaurant's change of use to a restaurant and take-away, plus a new shopfront and roller shutter.

3224/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 15 February 2023

Reference: 3224/23
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Received: 15 February 2023

Summary

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Retention permission is sought for the change of use of an 82 sqm restaurant to a combined restaurant and take-away in Temple Bar. The application also includes a new shopfront, signage, and a new electrically operated metal roller shutter.

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Floor area: 82 m²

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Official record

Development description

Retention permission: for the change of use of the 82sqm restaurant, to use as restaurant and take-away and provision of a new shop front and signage. Planning permission is also sought for a new electrically operated metal roller shutter outside the glazed shopfront.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z5: City CentreUC

“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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€465,000	43 m
Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin	Dec 2025	€330,000	43 m
Apt 9, Aston Court, Bedford Row Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€415,000	79 m
Apt 10 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar	May 2025	€397,000	79 m
5 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€950,000	79 m
Apt 1 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Dublin 2	Apr 2025	€421,000	79 m
Apt 4 Aston Court, Bedford Row, Temple Bar	Jun 2026	€412,000	79 m
2 34 35 Wellington St, Dublin 2, Dublin	Jan 2025	€380,000	80 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 received15 February 2023
Decision due11 April 2023
Decision issued11 April 2023

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