Unit 1 & 2(formerly 79-80 Grove Road)of the Grove Road Village Apartments Grove Road, Harolds Cross Dublin 6W
Change of use from retail to a café and restaurant with a rear extraction vent.
3585/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 26 July 2018
- Reference
- 3585/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 26 July 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of ground floor units from retail to a café/restaurant. Proposed works include installing a rear extraction vent and stack, a new side window, new signage, and setting operating hours from 8am to 5pm on weekdays and 9am to 5pm on weekends.
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Official record
Development description
- Change of use from retail to café / restaurtant use to include a) extraction vent and stack to rear b) new window to side elevation beside existing entrance door c) new signage over doors and windows to front and side elevations d) opening hours 8am
- 5pm monday to friday 9am
- 5pm saturday and sunday e) all associated site works all at ground floor
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve neighbourhood facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 16 December 2019.
Notified floor area: 164 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Harolds Cross Cottages, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6w | Jul 2025 | €340,000 | 54 m |
| 5 Portabellowharf, Windsor Terrace, Portobello Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €396,000 | 58 m |
| Apt 7 Portobello Wharf, Windsor Terrace, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €352,000 | 58 m |
| 26 Harolds Cross Cottages, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6 | Jul 2025 | €565,000 | 66 m |
| 50 Harolds Cross Cottages, Harolds Cross, Dublin | Jun 2026 | €425,000 | 73 m |
| 32 Harolds Cross Cottages, Dublin 6, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 92 m |
| 18 Armstrong St, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €453,000 | 94 m |
| 57 Harolds Cross Cottages, Harolds Cross, Dublin 6 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 105 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 received26 July 2018
- Further information requested14 September 2018
- Further information received30 January 2019
- Decision due26 February 2019
- Decision issued26 February 2019
- Grant issued4 April 2019
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