The Button Factory, Temple Bar Music Centre, Curved Street, Dublin 2
Internal alterations and a new first floor level at The Button Factory, a protected structure.
3247/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 13 June 2019
- Reference
- 3247/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 13 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at the Temple Bar Music Centre includes adding a filled-in floor at first floor level (127.4 sqm) to subdivide the existing auditorium into two event spaces, alongside stairs alterations. Part of the site is a protected structure.
- Floor area
- 127 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
- Protected structure: planning permission for development at the button factory, temple bar music centre, curved st. , dublin
- Part of temple bar music centre includes no. 11 temple lane south, a protected structure. The development will consist of the addition of a filled in floor at first floor level (127.4 m2) subdividing the existing auditorium into two event spaces; alterations to existing stairs from ground to first floor; and associated minor alterations
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 35 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 35 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 37 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 60 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 62 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 67 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 72 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 84 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 received13 June 2019
- Further information requested28 January 2020
- Further information received13 February 2020
- Decision due11 March 2020
- Decision issued11 March 2020
- Grant issued1 October 2020
- Appeal submitted11 May 2020
- Appeal decided1 October 2020
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