12 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant and takeaway.
3991/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 July 2024
- Reference
- 3991/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the change of use of the existing premises at 12 Lower Liffey Street from a retail shop to a restaurant and takeaway, including all ancillary site works.
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
Permission : the development will consist of the change of use from a shop to a restaurant/takeaway with all ancillary 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 265 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €305,000 | 45 m |
| 213 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €262,000 | 46 m |
| Apt 215 Bachelors Walk, Norths Lotts, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €257,000 | 49 m |
| 201 Bachelors Walk Apts, Liffey St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jul 2026 | €400,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 307, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Mar 2026 | €293,500 | 50 m |
| 198 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 50 m |
| 219 Bachelors Walk Apts, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €254,000 | 53 m |
| 303 The Lotts, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €250,000 | 70 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 received9 July 2024
- Decision due2 September 2024
- Decision issued12 July 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from a shop to a restaurant/takeaway, with all ancillary site works
12 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1
4069/24Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2024Change of use
- Refused40 m away
The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop front to the East…
27, Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1, D01 FK58
WEB1645/20Dublin CityLodged 24 Sept 2020Commercial
- Granted40 m away
The development will consist of the change of use of Apartment 209, Bachelors Walk Apartments to use as one…
Apartment 209, Bachelors Walk Apartments, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1
4666/18Dublin CityLodged 19 Dec 2018Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : RETENTION and PERMISSION : (1) Retention permission of the repointing of the front…
47 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01HR23
3016/25Dublin CityLodged 15 Jan 2025Alterations
- Withdrawn40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission to make changes to existing planning (Ref. No. 2010/16) to renovate…
47, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
4006/20Dublin CityLodged 22 Dec 2020Alterations
- Invalid40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : RETENTION : The development will consist of : Retention of the repointing of the front…
47 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 HR23
4443/24Dublin CityLodged 12 Dec 2024Retention
- Refused40 m away
Planning permission is sought for a change of use, the proposed development will consist of the change of use…
Corner Building 41 Abbey Street Upper & 18 Liffey Street Lower, Dublin 1
4068/19Dublin CityLodged 25 Sept 2019Change of use
- Invalid50 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: Retention permission is sought for: the change of use of the unit (c.47.71 sqm) from…
c. 0.0054 Ha site on Abbey Cottages at the rear of Mellor Court, Nos. 19/23 Lower Liffey Street, Dublin 1
4152/22Dublin CityLodged 3 Jun 2022Change of use
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