Donnybrook House, 36-42, Donnybrook Road, Dublin 4, (with frontage also onto Pembroke Cottages and Rampart Lane)
Change of use of a ground floor cafe and retail unit to a restaurant with outdoor seating and extended hours.
3719/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 12 August 2019
- Reference
- 3719/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 12 August 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal seeks to convert a 215 sq.m ground floor cafe/retail unit and its external courtyard into a restaurant with ancillary outdoor seating. It includes the installation of a ventilation extraction system and an extension of operating hours from 07:00 to 23:00, Monday to Sunday.
- Floor area
- 215 m²
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development comprises a change of use of a ground floor cafe / retail unit (approximately 215 sq. M) and external landscaped courtyard space, as permitted and constructed under dcc reg. Ref. 2163/09 (as extended in duration under dcc planning ref. 2163/09/x1) and subsequently amended under dcc ref. 4014/15 (abp ref. Pl29s. 246130), to restaurant use. Permission is also sought for the use of the permitted external courtyard space as an ancillary outside seating area to be used in connection with the proposed restaurant, and the installation of an associated ventilation extraction system to serve the proposed restaurant. An extension of the permitted hours of operation of the unit is proposed from 07h00 until 23h00 (monday to sunday). The proposal will result in the following revised mix of uses - a total of 5,866 sq. M (including 325 sq. M of ancillary storage space) of office floorspace; 215 sq. M of restaurant floorspace and 1,867 sq. M of gym floorspace (gfa).
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 85 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Jun 2025 | €690,000 | 80 m |
| 5 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €735,000 | 86 m |
| 88 Pembrooke Cottages, Donnybrooke, Dublin 4 | Jul 2025 | €730,000 | 97 m |
| 45 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €635,000 | 98 m |
| 13 The Crescent, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Aug 2025 | €740,000 | 113 m |
| 12 Pembroke Cottages, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 | Apr 2025 | €515,000 | 124 m |
| Apartment No. 1, 142 Morehampton Road, Donnybrook | Jul 2025 | €900,000 | 135 m |
| 7 Herbert Park Mews, Rampart Lane, Donnybrook Dublin 4 | May 2025 | €532,000 | 146 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 received12 August 2019
- Decision due4 October 2019
- Decision issued4 October 2019
- Grant issued13 November 2019
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