117 Capel Street, North City, Dublin 1
Change of use from retail to a café and restaurant with a takeaway service on Capel Street.
WEB1770/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 9 April 2025
- Reference
- WEB1770/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 9 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes changing the use of a ground floor unit from general retail to a café/restaurant with a takeaway service. The proposed opening hours are 10:00 AM to 11:00 PM daily, and two toilets will be installed in the basement.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use from general retail to a café/restaurant with a takeaway service. Proposed opening hours are 10:00 am to 11:00 pm, monday to sunday. The change of use applies to the ground floor unit, with two wcs to be installed in the basement to serve the restaurant.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 2 Chandler's Court, 49/50 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Jan 2025 | €222,000 | 25 m |
| 34 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin I | Jan 2026 | €298,000 | 27 m |
| 1 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin 1 | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 27 m |
| 22 Capel Court, Capel St, Dublin 1 | Dec 2025 | €235,000 | 27 m |
| 12 Cayel Court, Cayel St Dublin 1, Dublin 1 | May 2025 | €279,000 | 27 m |
| Apartment 16, 121/122 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Mar 2025 | €221,000 | 32 m |
| Apt 9, 124 Capel St, Dublin 1 | Sept 2025 | €438,000 | 50 m |
| Apt 7, 124 Capel Street, Dublin 1 | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 50 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 received9 April 2025
- Decision due7 January 2026
- Decision issued7 January 2026
- Permission expiry30 March 2031
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