GrantedAlterationsDecided 9 August 2019

1, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656

Minor amendments to a permitted commercial development at Central Plaza.

3275/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 June 2019

Reference: 3275/19
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 17 June 2019

Summary

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The application proposes minor amendments to a permitted development at basement and ground floor levels. Changes include the retention of a portion of a floor slab, reconfiguration of retail and cafe units, and an overall increase in floorspace for Unit A.

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development at a site of 0.28 ha at 1 central plaza, dame street, dublin 2 , d02 p656. The site is bound by dame street to the south, existing annex building and commercial buildings to the east, cope street to the north and fownes street upper to the west. The development consists of a minor amendments to permitted development at
1 and ground floor levels, as permitted under plan. Reg. Ref. : 3620/17 (abp reg. Ref. : pl29s. 300063) and amended under plan. Reg. Ref. : 4566/18 as follows
The application includes amendments to the permitted cafe/restaurant and retail units and plant/back of house areas as follows: retention of a portion of the existing
1 level floor slab (as permitted to be removed under parent permission), an increase in floorspace at
2 of unit a and subdivision of part of the
1 level to form an individual cafe unit (unit a2) with a gfa of 59sq. M with entrance and frontage onto permitted lower plaza at
1 level, resulting in an overall increase in floorspace of unit a from 1000sq. M to 1138sq. M. Reconfiguration of unit c resulting in a decrease in floorspace from 119sq. M to 93sq. M, reconfiguration of unit e, at ground and
1 floors, resulting in an increase in floorspace from 201sq. M to 282sq. M, reconfiguration of unit f resulting in a decrease in floorspace from 36sq. M to 27sq. M, reconfiguration of plant and back of house areas at
1 and
2 to include reconfiguration of the bin storage zone at
1 basement, staff welfare facilities (15sq. M) access from the lower plaza area at
1, relocation of the proposed ict room (25sq. M) to the western perimeter at
1, relocation of inclusion of a ''remote storage'' room at
1 (23sq. M), relocation of sprinkler tanks from western perimeter to
2 basement
Minor changes to the elevations of ground floor on the north and west elevations of the tower building and all elevations of the lower plaza at
1 level
Relocation of permitted external stairs onto fownes street upper

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

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.

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Built & sold

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 10 June 2024.

Notified floor area: 1,663 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2	Oct 2025	€2,250,000	34 m
3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2	May 2026	€1,600,000	36 m
Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar	Oct 2025	€250,000	43 m
Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin	Sept 2025	€340,000	53 m
Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2	Nov 2025	€395,000	72 m
The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2	Dec 2025	€266,666	74 m
Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin	Dec 2025	€330,000	88 m
Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2	Jun 2026	€465,000	88 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 received17 June 2019
Decision due9 August 2019
Decision issued9 August 2019
Grant issued18 September 2019

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