Clerys, (a Protected Structure), 18-27 O'Connell Street, 13-15 Earl Place, Earl Street North, Sackville Place and 94-95, Marlborough Street, Dublin 1, D01 H6K0
Change of use to a restaurant for a unit within the Clerys building on O'Connell Street.
5171/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 November 2022
- Reference
- 5171/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend a previous permission to allow a 65 sqm unit facing Earl Street North to be used as a restaurant instead of retail. It will be combined with an adjoining corner unit to form a single licensed restaurant of 256 sqm within the protected Clerys structure.
- Floor area
- 256 m²
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Official record
Development description
Protected structure: the application seeks permission for an amendment to the pemitted development reg. Ref. 3442/16 as extended. Permission was sought for a restaurant use in a unit of 65 sq. M facing earl street north. Condition 4 of the 2016 permission required that the unit should be in retail use. Construction is now nearing completion and permission is sought that this unit be used for restaurant use as originally applied for. It will now be used as a restaurant in association with the adjoining corner unit facing earl stret north and earl place (111sq. M ground floor with supporting basement area of 80 sq. M. ) already approved as a cafe/restaurant, so as to form a single licensed restaurant with a floor area of 256 sq. M.
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €480,176 | 98 m |
| 13 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €528,634 | 98 m |
| 5 Kennan Avenue, Lutrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 98 m |
| 7 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €590,308 | 98 m |
| 33 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €471,366 | 98 m |
| Apt 110 Longboat Quay North, Hannover Dock, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €675,000 | 98 m |
| Apt 77 The Gardens At Elmpark Green, Merrion Road, Dublin 4price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €1,299,550 | 98 m |
| 29 Kennan Avenue, Luttrellstown Gate, Dublin 15price excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,824 | 98 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 November 2022
- Decision due6 January 2023
- Decision issued13 December 2022
- Grant issued2 February 2023
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