10B-11 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 PW83
Retention of cafe/restaurant use and signage at a ground floor unit in Temple Bar.
4378/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 August 2023
- Reference
- 4378/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 28 August 2023
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought to retain the cafe/restaurant use of a ground floor commercial unit within a protected structure. The application also includes the retention of external frontage signage and a retractable fabric awning.
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: retention permission sought to retain cafe/restaurant use of ground floor level commercial unit with external frontage signage and retractable open fabric type awing/canopy over signage.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt.1, 17-19 Wexford Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,800,000 | 77 m |
| 8 Printworks, Essex St, Dublin 2 | Feb 2025 | €290,000 | 83 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 110 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 110 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 116 m |
| 30 Hapenny Bridge House, Lwr Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €393,000 | 123 m |
| Apt 17, Halfpenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €365,000 | 123 m |
| 62 Ha'Penny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €338,000 | 123 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 received28 August 2023
- Decision due20 October 2023
- Decision issued4 September 2023
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