Hang Dai, 20 Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2
Retention of a first-floor food store extension, restaurant/bar space, and signage.
4239/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 October 2019
- Reference
- 4239/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 18 October 2019
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for a single-storey food store extension at first-floor level to the rear of the building. It also includes retaining the change of use of a former store area to restaurant/bar space and existing illuminated signage on the front elevation.
- Floor area
- 41 m²
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
Retention: the development to be retained comprises the construction of a single storey food store extension (c. 19.8m2) at 1st floor level on rear of building; the change of use of former store area at 1st floor level to restaurant/bar space (21.3m2); and existing illuminated signage (c. 0.4m2) on front elevation.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Camden Buildings, Dublin 2 | Mar 2026 | €575,000 | 27 m |
| 2 Camden Court, Camden Street Lower, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €525,000 | 57 m |
| 37 Harcourt Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €2,600,000 | 89 m |
| Apt 3, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | May 2025 | €480,000 | 96 m |
| Apt 1, 61 Camden St, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €460,000 | 96 m |
| 4 Pleasants Place, Dublin 8, Dublin | Aug 2025 | €180,000 | 109 m |
| 7 The Courtyard, Pleasants St, Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €585,000 | 116 m |
| 8 Olympic House, Pleasants Street, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €700,000 | 130 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 received18 October 2019
- Further information requested14 November 2020
- Further information received15 July 2020
- Decision due14 November 2020
- Decision issued22 February 2021
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