4, Earl Street North, Dublin 1
Change of use from a ground-floor shop and basement to a restaurant.
4187/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 August 2024
- Reference
- 4187/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to convert a ground-floor shop and basement storage into a restaurant. The works will reuse an existing rear extractor flue, relocate stairs serving future upper-floor apartments, and update the shopfront signage.
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 change of use from shop at ground floor and store in basement to restaurant, re-using existing extractor flue at rear, with relocation of stairs serving future apartments at upper floors, removal of projecting lights above signboard and installation of painted or backlight raised lettering on existing signboard and 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €480,176 | 63 m |
| 7 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 63 m |
| 13 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €528,634 | 63 m |
| 33 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €471,366 | 63 m |
| 5 Kennan Avenue, Lutrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 63 m |
| Apt 77 The Gardens At Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €1,299,550 | 63 m |
| Apt 110 Longboat Quay North, Hannover Dock, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €675,000 | 63 m |
| 29 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,824 | 63 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 2024
- Decision due25 November 2024
- Decision issued20 November 2024
- Permission expiry6 March 2030
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