Unit 2, Castle Way, Golden Lane, Dublin 8, D08 T8F2
Change of use of a ground floor unit from a restaurant to a retail shop.
5067/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 October 2022
- Reference
- 5067/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 October 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of Unit 2 from a restaurant to a retail shop. The unit has a gross internal floor area of 215.4 square metres.
- Floor area
- 215 m²
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
Change of use from restaurant use to retail use with a gross internal floor area of 215.4m2 and all associated works.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Castleway Chancery Lane, Dublin 8, Dublin | May 2025 | €565,000 | 16 m |
| 28 Castleway, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €535,000 | 16 m |
| 10 Alexandra Walk, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €389,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 36, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St | Jun 2026 | €370,000 | 80 m |
| Apt 5, Adelaide Sq, Whitefriar St Dublin 8 | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 80 m |
| 14 John Field Rd, Dublin 8, Dublin | Mar 2026 | €638,000 | 110 m |
| Apt 45, Chancery Court, Bride St Dublin 8 | Feb 2025 | €590,000 | 130 m |
| Apt 38 Chancery Court, Chancery Lane, Bride St | Feb 2026 | €727,000 | 130 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 received18 October 2022
- Decision due12 December 2022
- Decision issued7 December 2022
- Grant issued25 January 2023
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Provision of Off Licence subsidiary to main Retail Use
Unit 2, Castle Way, Golden Lane, Dublin 8 D08 T8F2
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3915/18Dublin CityLodged 10 Sept 2018Infrastructure
- Granted40 m away
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4139/18Dublin CityLodged 10 Oct 2018Infrastructure
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- Granted50 m away
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3025/18Dublin CityLodged 16 May 2018Alterations
- Granted50 m away
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3235/18Dublin CityLodged 12 Jun 2018Commercial
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3832/18Dublin CityLodged 30 Aug 2018Retention
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