16, Dorset Street Lower, Dublin 1
Change of use from a ground floor retail shop to a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway.
4726/19 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 17 December 2019
- Reference
- 4726/19
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 17 December 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for the ground floor from retail to a restaurant with an ancillary takeaway. The works will include a new shopfront and surround, as well as a new air extract duct to the rear.
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 sought for change of use from ground floor retail shop to restaurant with ancillary take away use; new shopfront and surround; and new air extract duct to rear.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 11 August 2020. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 November 2020.
Notified floor area: 157.7 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dorset St Lower, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €240,000 | 37 m |
| 23 Kellys Court, Kellys Row, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €230,000 | 56 m |
| 44 Dorset Square, Upper Gardiner Street, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €351,000 | 94 m |
| 52 Dorset Sq, Lower Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €412,000 | 99 m |
| Apartment 5, 32/33 Upper Gardener Street, Dublin 1 | Feb 2025 | €395,000 | 103 m |
| 7 Dorset Sq, Gardiner St Upper, Dublin 1 | Jan 2026 | €420,000 | 111 m |
| 9 Dorset Sq, Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €325,000 | 111 m |
| Apt 4, 47 Upper Gardiner St, Dublin 1 | May 2026 | €298,000 | 122 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 received17 December 2019
- Decision due19 February 2020
- Decision issued18 February 2020
- Grant issued20 April 2020
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