142-143, Baggot Street Lower, and Baggot Close, Dublin 2
Change of use from a bank to a licensed restaurant on Baggot Street Lower.
5197/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 November 2022
- Reference
- 5197/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of the existing bank premises to a licensed restaurant. It will also include a new shopfront, signage, and internal alteration works.
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 for the change of use from existing bank to licenced restaurant together with a new shopfront, signage and internal alteration works.
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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Windsor Court, Windsor Place, Pembroke St Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €315,000 | 84 m |
| Apt 3, 12b Merrion Court, Merrion Row | Dec 2025 | €1,700,000 | 130 m |
| Apt 14, Dunloe Hall, Merrion St | Sept 2025 | €830,000 | 141 m |
| 23 Dunloe Hall 27 Merrion St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €950,000 | 141 m |
| 16 Hume Street, Dublin 2 | Jul 2025 | €400,000 | 142 m |
| 3 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2, Dublin | Mar 2025 | €500,000 | 144 m |
| Apartment 3, 74 Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €1,350,000 | 145 m |
| Apt No 1, 4 Upper Ely Place, Dublin 2 | Jan 2025 | €525,000 | 150 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 received9 November 2022
- Decision due9 March 2023
- Decision issued9 March 2023
- Permission expiry1 June 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for modifications to include shopfront, signage, entrance door and use as a licensed premises at…
142-143 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 PH39
3420/24Dublin CityLodged 22 Mar 2024Commercial
- Granted30 m away
RETENTION Permission for the following : (a) new shopfront with (b) back-lit sign on fascia (c) new…
146 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 T990
3605/23Dublin CityLodged 21 Apr 2023Retention
- Granted40 m away
Planning permission for proposed alterations, extension and Change of use at 7 Baggot Street Lower, the…
7, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, D02 X922
WEB1428/25Dublin CityLodged 3 Mar 2025Change of use
- Invalid40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: RETENTION: Retention of development is sought for retention of unathorised attachment of…
5, To the facade of Doheny & Nesbitts, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 a structure included on the Dublin City Council's Record of Protected, Structures (Reference:334)
4992/22Dublin CityLodged 5 Oct 2022Retention
- Refused40 m away
RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Retention of unauthorised attachment of advertising and advertising banners…
DOHENY AND NESBITT, 5, BAGGOT STREET LOWER, DUBLIN 2
5511/22Dublin CityLodged 21 Dec 2022Retention
- Granted40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of alterations to the previously approved planning…
8-11, Lower Baggot Street, Dublin 2
3054/18Dublin CityLodged 18 May 2018Change of use
- Invalid40 m away
Alterations to the previously approved planning reference 2123/09 to include the amalgamation of the retail…
8-11, Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2
2790/18Dublin CityLodged 20 Apr 2018Change of use
- Awaiting decision40 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development, which will take place on a cumulative site area of 0.0267 Ha, will…
At Basement Level 1 of The Merrion Hotel,, Nos. 21-24 Merrion Street Upper (D02 KF79), and Nos. 8-11 Baggot Street Lower (D02 YD92). The development will include works within a designated Protected Structure.
WEB5699/25Dublin CityLodged 17 Nov 2025Alterations
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