Unit F, One Central Plaza (formerly known as the Central Bank Building), Dame Street, Dublin 2, (a Protected Structure Ref: 8830). Unit F is located at ground level with Cope Street to the north and Fownes Street Upper to the west.
Change of use of a unit in Central Plaza from a restaurant/café to a café/restaurant with a takeaway service.
5490/22 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 December 2022
- Reference
- 5490/22
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a change of use of Unit F (26.6 sq.m) from a restaurant/café to a café/restaurant and takeaway for selling coffee and hot food for consumption off the premises. The application also includes external seating on Cope Street and Fownes Street Upper.
- Floor area
- 27 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
Protected structure: the proposed development relates to permission for a change of use of unit f (26.6 sq. M) from permitted use as a restaurant/café unit (as permitted under reg. Ref. :3620/17; abp ref: abp-300063-17, as amended by dcc re. Ref. : 3275/19) to a café/restaurant unit and takeaway for the sale of coffee and/or food/hot food for consumption off premises. The unit will accord with the permitted opening hours of the wider central plaza restaurant/café units of 7am to 11.30pm. Permission is also sought for external seating adjacent the unit onto cope street and fownes street upper.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 28 June 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 2 October 2023.
Notified floor area: 26.7 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 17 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 22 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 30 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 33 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 45 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 66 m |
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 66 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 71 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 received20 December 2022
- Decision due22 February 2023
- Decision issued22 February 2023
- Permission expiry25 May 2028
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