UNIT 13, Sprangers Yard, Fownes Street Upper, Dublin 2
Change of use from a retail unit to a take-away and restaurant in Temple Bar.
WEB1394/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 28 February 2025
- Reference
- WEB1394/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 28 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of Unit 13 at Sprangers Yard from general retail to a take-away and restaurant. The proposed operating hours are from 12:00 PM to 2:00 AM, seven days a week.
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
Change of use from general retail to a take-away/restaurant, with operating hours from 12:00 pm to 2:00 am, monday to sunday.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 6 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 20 m |
| 3 Fownes St, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €1,600,000 | 30 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 31 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 37 m |
| Apartment 5, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 63 m |
| Apartment 4, 5-6 Temple Lane South, Temple Bar | Nov 2025 | €355,000 | 63 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 66 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 received28 February 2025
- Decision due11 November 2025
- Decision issued11 November 2025
- Permission expiry30 January 2031
In the area
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