31, Lennox Street, St. Kevins, Dublin 8, D08 W599
Change of use of a first-floor café restaurant to domestic accommodation in a protected structure.
WEB1728/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 4 April 2025
- Reference
- WEB1728/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 4 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a change of use of the first-floor café restaurant to domestic accommodation. The works will include internal alterations to the protected structure on Lennox Street.
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 development will consist of a change of use of first floor cafe restaurant use to domestic accommodation and internal alterations to the protected structure located at 31 lennox street, saint kevin's, dublin, d08 w599.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/3 Garden Villas, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €460,000 | 35 m |
| Apt 1, 16 Lennox St, Dublin 8 | Sept 2025 | €1,000,000 | 71 m |
| 43 The Moorings, Portabelo, Dublin 8 | Jul 2025 | €635,000 | 74 m |
| 36 The Moorings, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Oct 2025 | €410,000 | 78 m |
| 21 Portobello Quay, Portobello, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €600,000 | 80 m |
| Hall Floor, 34 Synge St, Dublin 8 | Feb 2026 | €1,795,000 | 81 m |
| 23 Portobello Quay, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | May 2026 | €525,000 | 87 m |
| 14 Portobello Dock, Portobello Harbour, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €352,000 | 90 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 received4 April 2025
- Decision due29 May 2025
- Decision issued9 April 2025
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