16, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 (Mews to the rear of No. 16 Harcourt Street facing onto Montague Lane and No.18 & No.19 Montague Street buildings and under croft laneway associated with No. 16 Montague Street, Dublin 2)
Modifications to an approved scheme to include a change of use from cafe to cafe bar and restaurant.
3649/20 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 October 2020
- Reference
- 3649/20
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 October 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks modifications to a previously approved scheme at a protected structure. It proposes incorporating an additional building to change its use from a cafe to a cafe bar and restaurant, extending the rear courtyard for a fire escape, upgrading service entrances, and making minor interior and elevational changes.
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 for the following at no. 16, harcourt street, dublin 2, (a protected structure, dublin city council rps no. 3525), mews to the rear of no. 16 harcourt street facing onto montague lane and no. 18 & no. 19 montague street buildings and under croft laneway associated with no. 16 montague street, dublin
- The application seeks modifications to the previously approved permission by abp reg. Ref. Pl29s. 249126 (dcc reg. Ref. 3150/17) and reg. Ref. Abp306760-20 (dcc reg. Ref. 4606/19). Planning is sought for the addition of no. 18 montague street as part of the previously approved scheme with change of use from cafe to cafe bar and restaurant with associated upgrading works to the front facade and extension to the rear courtyard to include the incorporation of an internal fire escape stairs. Planning is also sought for the upgrading of the existing service entrance from montague street between no. 16 and 17 montague street, together with the provision of a new access laneway between no. 17 and 18 montague street. Planning is also sought for minor changes to the previously approved application to include minor interior changes and changes to the proposed elevations of no. 19 montague street and no. 16 harcourt street rear mews building
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 137 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 167 m |
| Apt 12 Russell Court, 95/96 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €615,000 | 171 m |
| 38 Wexford St, Apt 1, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €800,000 | 173 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 197 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 203 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 216 m |
| 12 Cuffe Lane, Cuffe St, Dublin 2 | Aug 2025 | €460,000 | 221 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 received29 October 2020
- Decision due23 December 2020
- Decision issued17 December 2020
- Grant issued19 August 2021
- Appeal submitted25 January 2021
- Appeal decided19 August 2021
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