58-59, Meath Street, Dublin 8
Change of use from a language school to a café and office on Meath Street.
WEB1757/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 20 June 2024
- Reference
- WEB1757/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 20 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves the material change of use and sub-division of an approved language school unit. This will provide a new café and an office, featuring internal modifications, façade alterations for a new entrance, and associated signage.
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
The development will consist of the material change of use of the approved language school (as permitted under reg. Ref. 4901/22) and sub-division of existing unit to provide for a café and an office with associated internal modifications and façade alterations to provide an entrance to office on the carman’s hall elevation and associated signage.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve mixed-services facilities.”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
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 29 October 2019. A completion certificate was lodged on 13 September 2021.
Notified floor area: 806 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 13, Tramyard Exchange, 27 Carman's Hall | Feb 2025 | €560,000 | 32 m |
| 7 Tramway Exchange, 27 Carman's Hall, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €395,000 | 32 m |
| 30 Ash Road, Kilcarbery, Dublin 22price excludes VAT | May 2025 | €418,502 | 36 m |
| 19 Ash St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €400,000 | 51 m |
| Apartment 6, Meath Hall, 32 33 33a Meath St | Apr 2026 | €266,000 | 54 m |
| 22 Ash Road, Kicarbery Grange, Dublin 22price excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €418,500 | 61 m |
| 8 Catherine St, Meath St, Dublin 8 | Dec 2025 | €597,009 | 74 m |
| 8 Gray Sq, The Liberties, Dublin 8 | Jul 2026 | €375,000 | 74 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 June 2024
- Decision due14 August 2024
- Decision issued13 August 2024
- Permission expiry13 November 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for amendments to permitted development (Ref. 3102/19, 3985/17 & ABP-302295-18) at 58-59 Meath…
58-59, Meath Street, Dublin 8
3060/20Dublin CityLodged 20 Jul 2020Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for amendments to permitted development (Ref. 3985/17 & ABP-302295-18) at 58-29 Meath Street,…
58-59, Meath Street, Dublin 8
3102/19Dublin CityLodged 27 May 2019Apartments
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for amendments to permitted development (Ref. 3985/17) at 58-59 Meath Street, Dublin 8 to include:…
58-59, Meath Street, Dublin 8
2971/19Dublin CityLodged 14 May 2019Apartments
- RefusedAt this site
Permission for amendments to permitted development (Ref. 3102/19, 3985/17 & ABP-302295-18) at 58-59 Meath…
58-59, Meath Street, Dublin 8
2351/20Dublin CityLodged 26 Feb 2020Apartments
- GrantedAt this site
The development will consist of a proposed new shopfront and associated signage for café as submitted under…
58-59, Meath Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
WEB2139/24Dublin CityLodged 17 Sept 2024Alterations
- InvalidAt this site
The development will consist of a proposed new shopfront and associated signage for café as submitted under…
58/59, Meath St, The Liberties, Dublin 8, D08 F8K0
SD24A/0212WSouth DublinLodged 6 Sept 2024Commercial
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for a material change of use of approved retail unit at 58/59 Meath Street & part of 27 Carman's…
58-59, Meath Street, Part 27 Carman's Hall , Dublin 8
4161/21Dublin CityLodged 22 Dec 2021Change of use
- InvalidAt this site
Permission for the subdivision and material change of use of approved retail unit at 58/59 Meath Street &…
58-59, Meath Street and part of 27 Carman's Hall, Dublin 8
4160/21Dublin CityLodged 22 Dec 2021Change of use
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