21, Mary Street Little, Dublin 7
Change of use from a retail shop to a restaurant.
5322/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 30 November 2022
- Reference
- 5322/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 30 November 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the change of use of the existing premises at 21 Mary Street Little from retail use to restaurant use.
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
Permission is sought for the change of use from a retail to restaurant use.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 9, 124 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €438,000 | 55 m |
| Apartment 6, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €430,000 | 55 m |
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 55 m |
| Apartment 16, 121/122 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €221,000 | 69 m |
| 2 Mary Street, Dublin 1 | Jun 2025 | €450,000 | 100 m |
| 34 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin I | Jan 2026 | €298,000 | 101 m |
| 12 Cayel Court, Cayel St Dublin 1, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €279,000 | 101 m |
| 1 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 101 m |
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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 received30 November 2022
- Decision due9 May 2023
- Decision issued9 May 2023
- Permission expiry3 August 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for the change of use from a Retail to Restaurant use
21, Mary Street Little, Dublin 7
5218/22Dublin CityLodged 14 Nov 2022Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Retention of 3 storey building including floor layout of Basement, Ground, First, Second & Third floors, in…
21 Mary Street Little, Dublin 7, D07 F4ET
4191/24Dublin CityLodged 23 Aug 2024Retention
- InvalidAt this site
PERMISSION development will consist of adding 2No. extra storeys to the existing building creating 2No. 1 bed…
21, Mary Street Little, Dublin 7, D07 F4ET
3320/24Dublin CityLodged 4 Mar 2024Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
RETENTION : Alterations of floor layout in granted application (File no. 0079/98), Basement and Ground floor,…
21, Mary Street Little, Dublin 7, D07 F4ET
4265/24Dublin CityLodged 10 Sept 2024Change of use
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE; The development of a hotel at a 0.212 Ha site at Nos.133 and 133A Capel Street, Nos.…
Site at 133 & 133A Capel St. 136A & 136B Capel St.7 & 7A Meetinghouse Lane & 23 Little Mary St. Dublin 1 (Part known as Former Bolands Bakery, 133B Capel St.)
3572/18Dublin CityLodged 25 Jul 2018Commercial
- Granted30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: permission for development of a hotel at this 0.212 Ha site at Nos. 133 and 133A Capel…
Nos. 133 and 133A Capel Street, Nos. 136A and 136B Capel Street, Nos. 7 and 7A Meetinghouse Lane and No. 23 Little Mary Street, Dublin 1
3274/20Dublin CityLodged 28 Aug 2020Commercial
- Invalid30 m away
Part of the site is also known as the former Boland's Bakery (including structures to the rear opening onto…
0.212 Ha. site at Nos 133 & 133A Capel Street, Nos. 136A and 136B Capel Street, Nos 7 and 7A Meetinghouse Lane and No.23, Little Mary Street, Dublin 1 (all Protected Structures with the exception of No. 7A Meetinghouse, Lane, RPS Nos. 1213,5064,8772).
3358/22Dublin CityLodged 23 Feb 2022Alterations
- Granted30 m away
0.212 Ha. site at Nos 133 & 133A Capel Street, Nos. 136A and 136B Capel Street, Nos 7 and 7A Meetinghouse…
0.212 Ha. site at Nos 133 & 133A Capel Street, Nos. 136A and 136B Capel Street, Nos 7 and 7A Meetinghouse Lane and No.23, Little Mary Street, Dublin 1 (all Protected Structures with the exception of No. 7A Meetinghouse, Lane, RPS Nos. 1213,5064,8772).
3463/22Dublin CityLodged 7 Mar 2022Alterations
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