29, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
Change of use from a retail shop to a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway and a new storefront.
4387/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 July 2022
- Reference
- 4387/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to change the use of the ground floor from retail to a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. The works will include internal modifications and the installation of a new storefront.
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 of ground floor from retail to restaurant use, with ancillary takeaway, internal modifications, and new storefront to front.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 30 Dorset St, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €471,000 | 7 m |
| Apt 4, 47 Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €298,000 | 37 m |
| Apartment 5, 32/33 Upper Gardener Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 82 m |
| 23 Kellys Court, Kellys Row, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 96 m |
| 466 North Circular Rd, Dublin 1, Dublin | Jul 2026 | €1,050,000 | 103 m |
| 9 Dorset Sq, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 108 m |
| 7 Dorset Sq, Gardiner St Upper, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €420,000 | 108 m |
| Master Fade, 13 Synnott Place, Dublin 7 | May 2026 | €630,000 | 124 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 received4 July 2022
- Further information requested6 August 2022
- Further information received7 September 2022
- Decision due4 October 2022
- Decision issued4 October 2022
- Grant issued15 November 2022
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