18/19 Duke Street and No.8 Duke Lane Upper, Dublin 2
Retention of change of use from retail to a licensed bar and restaurant, plus new signage at a protected structure.
3450/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 March 2024
- Reference
- 3450/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedRetention is sought for the change of use of the basement and ground floor from a travel agency/retail unit to a licensed bar, public house, and restaurant. Permission is also sought for new brass lettering signage and gold logos on the shop windows of this protected structure.
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:permission/ retention:for the following at nos. 18/19 duke street (protected structure) and no. 8 duke lane upper, dublin 2 (basement and ground floor levels): (a) retention: i) change of use from travel agency/ retail to licensed bar/ public house/ restaurant ii) general alterations including the following: relocation of internal partitions, installation of building services, upgrading of fire resistance of doors and floors, with internal modifications and associated site works; (b) permission: i) replacement of 3 no previously existing fascia signs of 300mm high letters with new signs of 300mm high brass lettering 2mm thick on pins; (ii) erection of a new sign of 400mm and 200 high brass lettering 2mm-thick on pins (total size) 1850 x 600mm high, approximately 3200mm from ground); iii) provision of 4 no. Gold logos on shop windows.
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 B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 249 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 312 m |
| Apt 39 Wicklow Court, 38 40 South Great Georges St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2025 | €295,000 | 379 m |
| 20 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 39 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €360,000 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €340,000 | 383 m |
| 29 Drury Hall, 23 27 Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2not full market price | Apr 2026 | €208,676 | 383 m |
| 16 Drury Hall, Stephen St Lower, Dublin 2 | Apr 2026 | €340,000 | 383 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 received27 March 2024
- Decision due10 July 2024
- Decision issued9 July 2024
- Permission expiry28 September 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
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- RefusedAt this site
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4782/23Dublin CityLodged 15 Nov 2023Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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4646/23Dublin CityLodged 16 Oct 2023Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
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4553/23Dublin CityLodged 28 Sept 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
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- Refused30 m away
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WEB1593/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Aug 2020Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
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