71 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1, D01 E7K5
Change of use from a retail premises to a restaurant/cafe.
4346/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 29 June 2022
- Reference
- 4346/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 29 June 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use from retail premises to a restaurant/cafe at ground floor and basement levels. It includes alterations to the rear elevation facing North Lotts and ancillary onsite services.
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 retail premises to restaurant/cafe including alterations to rear elevation to north lotts and ancillary onsite services at ground floor and basement levels only.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 84 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €1,000,000 | 42 m |
| 31 Batchelors Walk, Ashbourne, Co. Meath | Sept 2025 | €486,000 | 65 m |
| 319 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2025 | €265,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 1, 94 Middle Abbey St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €2,000,000 | 87 m |
| Apt 330, Bachelors Walk, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 88 m |
| 324 Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Jul 2025 | €290,000 | 95 m |
| Apt 336, Bachelors Walk, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 95 m |
| 171 Batchelors Walk, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €277,000 | 100 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 received29 June 2022
- Further information requested22 August 2022
- Further information received22 September 2022
- Decision due19 October 2022
- Decision issued19 October 2022
- Grant issued29 November 2022
In the area
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- InvalidAt this site
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- Part granted, part refusedAt this site
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WEB2664/24Dublin CityLodged 6 Dec 2024Change of use
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- Granted30 m away
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WEB5034/25Dublin CityLodged 4 Sept 2025Change of use
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3099/21Dublin CityLodged 6 Jul 2021Retention
- Granted50 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: Permission for development at this site: 29 Bachelors Walk, Dublin — The development…
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4370/18Dublin CityLodged 12 Nov 2018Retention
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