17, Montague Street, Dublin 2
Change of use from vacant office to cafe, including a rear extension and facade alterations.
3315/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 September 2020
- Reference
- 3315/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 September 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of a vacant office to a cafe with ancillary staff and kitchen areas. It includes front facade alterations for a service hatch and a rear extension into the courtyard of a neighboring Protected Structure.
- Floor area
- 11 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 consists of a change of use from vacant office use to cafe use, with ancillary staff areas, office space and kitchen at first floor, with removal works to the existing front facade to provide service hatch to montague street and general upgrading of the existing facade, internal removal works to allow for cafe use, together with removal and replacement of the rear external wall to allow for an extension and increased floor area of circa 10.5 sqm, the extension is proposed into the rear courtyard associated with the curtilage of no. 16 harcourt street, dublin 2 (a protected structure, dublin city council rps no. 3525). All with associated signage, drainage and site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect the existing architectural and civic design character, and to allow only for limited expansion consistent with the conservation objective.”
National zoning type: General
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 1 May 2024.
Notified floor area: 66 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 142 m |
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 12 Russell Court, 95/96 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 174 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 175 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 201 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 202 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 214 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 215 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 received4 September 2020
- Further information requested29 October 2020
- Further information received25 January 2021
- Decision due19 February 2021
- Decision issued19 February 2021
- Grant issued6 April 2021
In the area
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- RefusedAt this site
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3573/20Dublin CityLodged 16 Oct 2020Alterations
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- RefusedAt this site
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- GrantedAt this site
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