Bar Italia Restaurant, 26 Ormond Quay Lower, Bloom's Way, Dublin 1
Retention of the change of use from a retail unit to a restaurant.
4476/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 July 2022
- Reference
- 4476/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Retention Permission
- Received
- 14 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of a 241 sqm unit from retail to a restaurant. This includes a kitchen, dining area, and toilets at basement level, plus a dining area, bar, and accessible toilet at ground floor level.
- Floor area
- 241 m²
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Official record
Development description
Retention permission for the change of use from a retail unit to restaurant inclusive of kitchen with ancillary rooms, dining area and toilets at basement level plus dining area, bar and accessible toilet at ground floor for a total of 241 sqm.
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Butler Court, 28 Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €452,000 | 9 m |
| Apartment 3 Quartier Bloom, Bloom Lane, 24 Ormond Quay Lower | May 2026 | €350,000 | 18 m |
| 16 Butler Court, 31 Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €315,000 | 31 m |
| 62 Ha'Penny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Apr 2026 | €338,000 | 40 m |
| 30 Hapenny Bridge House, Lwr Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €393,000 | 40 m |
| 43 Hapenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €396,000 | 40 m |
| Apt 17, Halfpenny Bridge House, Ormond Quay Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €365,000 | 40 m |
| 59 Hapenny Bridge House, Dublin 1, Dublin | May 2026 | €425,000 | 40 m |
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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 received14 July 2022
- Further information requested5 September 2022
- Further information received23 November 2022
- Decision due20 December 2022
- Decision issued13 December 2022
- Grant issued2 February 2023
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