79/80 Talbot Street, Dublin 1
Change of use from retail to a restaurant and bar on the ground floor.
3801/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 31 May 2024
- Reference
- 3801/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 31 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use from retail to a restaurant/bar on the ground floor of a mid-terrace building. It includes internal alterations, a new stair and lift to serve the upper floors, and a new shopfront with canopies and a seated terrace area.
- Storeys
- 4
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Official record
Development description
- Planning permission for change of use from retail/associated retail use to restaurant/bar use at ground floor of an existing 3 storey over ground floor and basement mid terrace building at 79 to 80 talbot street, dublin
- The application includes for internal alterations associated with the change of use, a new stair and lift accessed off talbot street to serve the 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors of the existing building, currently in retail and associated retail use with no change proposed to this use, revisions to the elevation to talbot street at ground floor to accommodate a new shopfront which will include canopies, glazed screens to seated terrace area, entrance to the proposed restaurant/bar, entrance to stairs and lift serving the uppers floors and exit from basement together with all associated site works
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 18, Moland House, Talbot St Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €400,000 | 85 m |
| Apt 12, Moland House, Talbot St | Nov 2025 | €303,000 | 97 m |
| Apt 503, Talbot Hall, Talbot Street | Jan 2026 | €310,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 311 Talbot Hall, Talbot St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €273,000 | 105 m |
| Apt 305, Irish Life Centre, Lower Abbey St Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €225,000 | 119 m |
| 14 Custom Hall, Deverell Place, Gardiner St Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €237,000 | 123 m |
| 8 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €425,000 | 123 m |
| 53 Custom Hall, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 155 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 received31 May 2024
- Decision due28 January 2025
- Decision issued24 January 2025
- Permission expiry17 April 2030
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