2 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02KW24
Change of use from retail and healthcare to a café/restaurant and a six-bedroom bed and breakfast.
4224/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 August 2024
- Reference
- 4224/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 August 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes a change of use for the building in Temple Bar. It will accommodate a café or restaurant on the ground floor, and six double ensuite bedrooms with ancillary storage and an office on the first and second floors.
- Storeys
- 3
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 for a change of use of existing retail & healthcare use to café / restaurant and bed and breakfast use. Works to include provision of: a) café/restaurant on ground floor; b) 6 double bedrooms with ensuites, and ancillary storage, linen. Room and office on first and second floor.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 14 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 158 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 24 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 24 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 39 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 51 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 61 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 69 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 87 m |
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 93 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 received30 August 2024
- Decision due11 December 2024
- Decision issued4 December 2024
- Permission expiry16 March 2030
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