Unit 1 The Bookend, Essex Quay, Dublin 8
Change of use of a unit on Essex Quay to a café and snack facility.
WEB1583/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 18 July 2023
- Reference
- WEB1583/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 18 July 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for Unit 1, The Bookend, to a café and snack facility. The proposal also includes related signage on the front façade facing Essex Quay.
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 to café / snack facility with related proposed signage on the façade fronting essex quay and all related works.
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 22 May 2024. A completion certificate was lodged on 9 January 2025.
Notified floor area: 46 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6b Izoldes Tower, Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | Jun 2025 | €385,000 | 30 m |
| Apt 6c, Isoldes Tower, Temple Bar | Aug 2025 | €470,000 | 41 m |
| 34 Pudding Row, Essex St, Temple Bar Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €410,000 | 60 m |
| 14 Pudding Row, Essex St West, Temple Bar Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €410,000 | 60 m |
| 15 Pudding Row, Essex St West, Temple Bar Dublin 8 | May 2025 | €315,000 | 60 m |
| 7 The Cutlers, Exchange St., Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €370,000 | 79 m |
| Apt 1, The Cutlers, 3 6 Exchange St Upper Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €359,000 | 79 m |
| 20 Sauls Court, Cows Lane, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €417,000 | 82 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 received18 July 2023
- Decision due11 September 2023
- Decision issued11 September 2023
- Permission expiry2 December 2028
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- RefusedAt this site
Planning permission for an exterior illuminated sign
Unit 1 The Bookend, Essex Quay, Dublin 8, D08X348
3445/25Dublin CityLodged 4 Nov 2025Commercial
- Granted40 m away
PERMISSION & RETENTION: PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The application consists of alterations and retention of an…
Lundy Foot's Public House, 2 & 3, Essex Gate, Temple Bar, Dublin 8
3222/19Dublin CityLodged 11 Jun 2019Alterations
- Refused40 m away
Planning Permission for 3 years for a temporary café/bar unit on vacant derelict land located at 13-14…
13-14, Exchange Street Lower, Dublin 8
3607/18Dublin CityLodged 30 Jul 2018Commercial
- Granted50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) change of use at the basement, ground floor (no.25 and part no.24) and first floor…
Bridge House, 24/25 Parliament Street, Dublin 2, D02 X971
WEB2768/24Dublin CityLodged 18 Dec 2024Change of use
- Refused50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: The development will consist of the installation of an ATM machine to the existing shop…
24/25, Parliament Street, Dublin 2
3874/21Dublin CityLodged 15 Nov 2021Alterations
- Refused50 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE The development consists of: (i) change of use at the basement and ground floors…
Bridge House, 24-25 Parliament Street, Dublin 2 . D02X971
3899/24Dublin CityLodged 25 Jun 2024Change of use
- Granted60 m away
PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Planning permission for the proposed development comprises the following: (i) change of…
Essex House, Essex Gate, Dublin 8, D08 HW56.
2355/21Dublin CityLodged 9 Mar 2021Change of use
- Refused60 m away
New gate at entrance to ground floor restaurant
1 Pudding Row, at the Junction of Essex Street West & Exchange Street Upper, Dublin 8
4609/18Dublin CityLodged 13 Dec 2018Alterations
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