5, Merrion Street Lower, Dublin 2
Refurbishment and shopfront alterations to a restaurant within a protected structure.
4167/21 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 December 2021
- Reference
- 4167/21
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the refurbishment and interior fit-out of a ground and basement floor restaurant/takeaway unit. Works to this protected structure also include alterations to the existing shopfront, new signage, and external lighting.
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
Protected structure: permission is sought for works to the commercial premises at the ground and basement floors, comprising of refurbishment of existing restaurant/ take away unit for new restaurant/ take away unit including interior fit-out, alterations to existing shopfront including new shopfront signage and external lighting. This is a protected structure.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 78 m |
| Apartment 1, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 86 m |
| Apartment 3, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 86 m |
| Apartment 2, 20 Clare Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €442,666 | 86 m |
| 16 Alexander Court, Fenian St, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €382,500 | 251 m |
| Apt 25, Alexander Court Apts, 11 14 Fenian St Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 251 m |
| Apt 3 - Alexander Court, 11 - 14 Fenian Street, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €384,000 | 251 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 329 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 December 2021
- Further information requested24 February 2022
- Further information received2 March 2022
- Decision due29 March 2022
- Decision issued29 March 2022
- Grant issued12 May 2022
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
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RPS. Ref. 5203: Permission for change of use from the existing commercial unit at 1st,…
5 Merrion Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 DR94
3757/23Dublin CityLodged 15 May 2023Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the change of use from café seating area to office…
No. 1, Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
2554/20Dublin CityLodged 23 Mar 2020Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
The replacement of the existing advertising display (5.0m wide x 2.6m high and a depth of 350mm) with a…
2 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
WEB1997/23Dublin CityLodged 13 Nov 2023Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
The replacement of the existing advertising display (5.0m wide x 2.6m high and a depth of 350mm) with a…
2 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2
WEB1958/23Dublin CityLodged 3 Nov 2023Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Permission for a change use of 139.3 sq.m of the ground floor offices to a new Credit Union Branch, the…
4-5 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 XR68
WEB1028/25Dublin CityLodged 9 Jan 2025Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for the repainting of the facade at 13-14 Clare Street from RAL 6007 to RAL…
The Mont Hotel, 1-4 Merrion Street Lower, 13-14 Clare Street and Merrion Close, Dublin 2, D02 H525
3998/24Dublin CityLodged 10 Jul 2024Alterations
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the repainting of the facade 13 & 14 Clare Street from RAL 6007…
The Mont Clare Hotel, 1-4 Merrion Street Lower, 13-14 Clare Street and Merrion Close, Dublin 2, D02 H525
3924/24Dublin CityLodged 28 Jun 2024Alterations
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for development comprising the change of use of a protected…
12 Clare Street, Dublin 2, D02 AX56
3873/21Dublin CityLodged 15 Nov 2021Change of use
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission for a change of use at Ground Floor and Basement from a shop to a restaurant…
12, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 D02 EH66
3042/21Dublin CityLodged 28 Jun 2021
- GrantedChange of use
Restaurant and Takeaway. Works to consist of: cooking and take-away facilities, staff toilet and storage to…
6, Pearse's Square, Cobh, Co. Cork.,
0952016corkLodged 7 May 2009
- InvalidAlterations
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the installation of a new shopfront, including signage and an…
134 Thomas Street West, Dublin 8, D08 T6H9
WEB2984/25Dublin CityLodged 28 Aug 2025
- GrantedChange of use
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: For the change of use, alterations, and extension of existing retails premises. The…
2-3 Castle Market, Dublin 2
3371/24Dublin CityLodged 13 Mar 2024
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use of ground floor to restaurant with service rooms to basement level and refurbishment of 3 No.…
11, Pearse's Square, Cobh, Co. Cork.,
0852013corkLodged 8 Apr 2008
- GrantedAlterations
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: The development will consist of permission for new restaurant design and…
59/58, Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
4637/23Dublin CityLodged 13 Oct 2023
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.