1, Central Plaza, Dame Street, Dublin 2, D02 P656
Amalgamation and change of use of retail units to leisure and tourism use.
4622/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 December 2019
- Reference
- 4622/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of minor amendments to a permitted scheme, including the amalgamation of two units and a change of use from retail to leisure/tourism use. It also includes public realm alterations along Fownes Street Upper.
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Official record
Development description
- Permission for development at a site of 0.27ha a 1 central plaza, dame st, dublin 2, d02 p656. The site is bound by dame street to the south, existing annex building and commercial buildings to the east, cope street to the north and fownes street upper to the west. The development consists of a minor amendments to permitted development at
- 1 and ground floor levels, as permitted under plan. Reg. Ref . : 3620/17 (abp reg. Ref. : pl29s. 300063) and amended under plan. Reg. Ref . : 4566/18 and 3275/19. The application includes amendments to the permitted retail units, plant/back of house and plant areas as follows
- The amalgamation of unit a and a2 with a minor decrease in combined floorspace from 1197sq. M to 1188 sq. M. This unit is referred to as unit a
- Change of use of unit a (1188 sq. M) and unit a1 (355 sq. M) from permitted retail to leisure/tourism use
- Relocation of ict room, staff welfare and remote storage facilitates at basement
- 1.4. Alterations to the permitted public realm on the western side of the site along fownes street upper and subsequent alterations to the western elevation of units e and f
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 10 June 2024.
Notified floor area: 1,663 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 34 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 38 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 44 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 54 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 73 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 75 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 88 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 88 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 December 2019
- Decision due6 February 2020
- Decision issued4 February 2020
- Grant issued20 March 2020
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