Unit 10/11, Santry Hall Industrial Estate, Santry, Dublin 9
Expansion of a cafe into a restaurant and conversion of industrial space to a bar and billiard hall in Santry.
4079/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 27 May 2022
- Reference
- 4079/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of ground floor light industrial space to expand an existing cafe into a restaurant. The first floor will be converted from industrial and office use into a bar and billiard hall, complemented by a new front canopy extension and a rear extension with an outdoor terrace.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of a change in use of the existing ground floor interior from light industrial at the northern end of the building to expand the existing café usage into a restaurant with associated toilet and kitchen facilities. Furthermore, it consists of a change of use of the first-floor interior at the northern end from light industrial and office use to form a bar and billiard hall, again with associated access, toilets, storage space and all associated building services. External works include a single storey open canopy extension to the front of the building for additional restaurant seating with roof glazing and photovoltaic panels and a single storey extension to the rear of the building with first floor outdoor terrace and ground floor kitchen and food sale facilities. The building is to be reclad at first floor level to the front and rear elevations with a stained vertical timber cladding. The existing bin store is to be removed and replaced with a larger timber clad bin store to the rear.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
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 27 December 2017. A completion certificate was lodged on 21 March 2019.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 112 Shanliss Ave, Santry, Dublin 9 | May 2026 | €567,000 | 226 m |
| 126 Shanliss Ave, Santry, Dublin 9 | Jun 2026 | €495,000 | 239 m |
| 47 Shanliss Ave, Santry, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €402,000 | 256 m |
| 25 Shanliss Way, Dublin 9, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €450,000 | 257 m |
| 7 Shanliss Way, Santry, Dublin 9 | Apr 2025 | €475,000 | 268 m |
| 48, Magenta Crescent, Santry Dublin 9not full market price | Oct 2025 | €258,000 | 283 m |
| 4 Magenta Crescent, Santry, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €471,000 | 284 m |
| 57 Shanliss Way, Santry, Dublin 9not full market price | Jun 2025 | €240,000 | 286 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 received27 May 2022
- Further information requested26 October 2022
- Further information received23 November 2022
- Decision due20 December 2022
- Decision issued13 December 2022
- Grant issued2 February 2023
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
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WEB1216/26Dublin CityLodged 3 Feb 2026Change of use
- Invalid150 m away
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WEB1197/26Dublin CityLodged 29 Jan 2026Change of use
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2543/21Dublin CityLodged 7 Apr 2021Apartments
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The development will consists of 1, demolition of existing single-storey timber shed (14.7 sq.m) and existing…
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