72-74, & basement storage area of 75, Queen Street, Dublin 7
Expansion of an existing restaurant on Queen Street into an adjacent retail unit and basement.
3769/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 August 2018
- Reference
- 3769/18
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to extend an existing licensed restaurant at 72-74 Queen Street into the ground floor and basement storage of No. 75. The works will provide additional dining, retail, and storage space, alongside minor shopfront alterations and a new rear kitchen flue.
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
Planning permission for extension of existing licensed restaurant with ancillary retail use at basement and ground floor of 72-74 queen street, into the ground floor retail premises and basement storage area of no. 75 queen street to provide further dining and retail space with storage, and minor alterations to the shopfront and the provision of a kitchen extract flue at the rear.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 22 February 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 August 2023.
Notified floor area: 171 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 22 Block B, Smithfield Market, Smithfield Dublin 7 | Jul 2025 | €510,000 | 27 m |
| Apartment 62, Block 1, Smithfield | May 2025 | €342,000 | 27 m |
| Apt 66, Block B, Smithfield Market Dublin 7 | Nov 2025 | €474,000 | 67 m |
| 85 Smithfield Market, Block B, Smithfield | May 2025 | €585,000 | 67 m |
| Apartment 61 Block B, Smithfield Market, Smithfield | Jan 2025 | €450,000 | 67 m |
| Apt 74, Block B, Smithfield Market Dublin 7 | Sept 2025 | €476,000 | 67 m |
| Apartment 58 Block B, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7 | Dec 2025 | €465,000 | 67 m |
| 5 Block B, Smithfield Market, Smithfield | May 2026 | €440,000 | 67 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 received22 August 2018
- Further information requested12 October 2018
- Further information received31 October 2018
- Decision due27 November 2018
- Decision issued27 November 2018
- Grant issued15 January 2019
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