St. Andrew's Former Tourism Centre, Suffolk Street/ St. Andrews Street, Dublin 2
Conversion of the former St. Andrew's Tourism Centre into a food hall and cultural space.
WEB1118/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 22 January 2025
- Reference
- WEB1118/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 22 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of the vacant former tourist office, restaurant, and exhibition hall into a food/dining hall and cultural venue. It includes selective internal demolition to restore the protected structure's original appearance, a new circulation bridge, and external heat pumps.
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: permission for development at st. Andrews former tourism centre (protected structure), suffolk street/st. Andrews street, dublin
- The development will consist of
- Change of use of former tourist information office, restaurant, and annex exhibition hall (now vacant) to food/dining hall and cultural use all to be operated under single management
- The alteration and selective removal of certain internal modern additions to restore the structure closer to its original appearance. These removals include
- Office partitions at the ground and first floor levels
- The existing bridge across the nave on the first floor levels
- Part of the first floor mezzanine within the apse
- Part of the second floor in the south and north transept
- The provision of the proposed new (replacement) circulation bridge across the nave
- Modifications to ensure adequate ventilation and lighting on the exterior of the building
- Proposed landscaping, including an outdoor seating area and outdoor lighting. 6.3 no. External heat pumps at the east side of the former church
- Replacement of existing skylights at roof level to automatic opening vents and louvre vents
- Provision of cycle parking (30 no. Spaces)
- All other associated site works including drainage infrastructure and removal of car parking. The total floor area of the buildings is 1,763 sq. M on a site of 2,696 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
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt B, 116 Grafton Street, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €660,000 | 120 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 202 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 204 m |
| Apartment 5, 50-52 Dame Street, Dublin 2 | Nov 2025 | €395,000 | 213 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 219 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 226 m |
| Apartment 1, 17 Fade Street, Dublin 2 | Feb 2026 | €1,275,000 | 248 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 250 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 received22 January 2025
- Decision due3 June 2025
- Decision issued3 June 2025
- Permission expiry22 August 2030
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
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Failte Ireland, intend to apply for Permission for development at St. Andrews Former…
St. Andrew's Church, Suffolk Street, St. Andrew's Street, Dublin 2, D02 KX03
WEB1047/25Dublin CityLodged 10 Jan 2025Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: We, Failte Ireland, intend to apply for Permission for development at the east side of…
St Andrew's church Suffolk Street, St. Andrews Street,, Dublin 2
WEB1119/25Dublin CityLodged 22 Jan 2025Extension
- GrantedAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of a change of use from tourism information office,…
St. Andrews Former Tourism Centre and annex buildings, (Protected Structures), Suffolk Street/ St. Andrews Street, Dublin 2
2513/18Dublin CityLodged 15 Mar 2018Change of use
- WithdrawnAt this site
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Permission was previously granted (Reg. Ref. 2513/18) for a change of use from Tourist…
St Andrews Former Tourism Centre and annex building, Suffolk Street/St Andrews Street, Dublin 2
4842/23Dublin CityLodged 24 Nov 2023Alterations
- Invalid30 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Failte Ireland, intended to apply for Permission for development at the east side of St.…
St Andrew's Church Suffolk Street, St. Andrew's Street, Dublin 2, D02 KX03
WEB1046/25Dublin CityLodged 10 Jan 2025Extension
- Invalid30 m away
Matuory Ltd is applying for planning permission for a material change of use of an existing 543sqm unit (465…
25 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, D02 F656
WEB5143/25Dublin CityLodged 14 Sept 2025Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
Matuory Ltd is applying for planning permission for a material change of use of an existing 543sqm unit (465…
25 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2
WEB5510/25Dublin CityLodged 23 Oct 2025Change of use
- Invalid30 m away
Matuory Ltd is applying for planning permission for a material change of use of an existing 543sqm unit (465…
25 Suffolk Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, D02 F656
WEB5181/25Dublin CityLodged 16 Sept 2025Change of use
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WEB1047/25Dublin CityLodged 10 Jan 2025
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3479/22Dublin CityLodged 9 Mar 2022
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