113, Cork Street, The Liberties, Dublin 8
Change of use from retail to a café with an on-site coffee roaster on Cork Street.
WEB1854/23 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 5 October 2023
- Reference
- WEB1854/23
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 5 October 2023
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to convert the ground floor of the building from retail use to a café. The new facility will include an on-site coffee roaster, a kitchen, staff toilets, and an extraction flue.
- Floor area
- 187 m²
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 existing retail (186.8m2) to café with coffee roaster (186.8m2) to ground floor of building only, addition of kitchen, staff wc, and flue.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To consolidate and facilitate the development of inner city and inner suburban sites for mixed-uses.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Brabazon House, 117 Cork St, Dublin 8 | Mar 2026 | €306,000 | 34 m |
| 2 Spence Terrace, Cork Street, Dublin 8 | Aug 2025 | €496,000 | 64 m |
| 21 The Mill, Weaver Sq, Dublin 8not full market price | Jan 2026 | €252,000 | 137 m |
| 2 The Mill, Weavers Sq, Dublin 8 | Jun 2026 | €410,000 | 144 m |
| 34 John St South, Pimlico, Dublin 8 | Jan 2026 | €385,000 | 147 m |
| 32 John St South, Dublin 8, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €352,000 | 152 m |
| Apt 14 16 Weavers Square, Dublin 8 | Jun 2025 | €5,519,274 | 158 m |
| 22 John St, Dublin 8, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €378,000 | 174 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 received5 October 2023
- Decision due29 November 2023
- Decision issued29 November 2023
- Permission expiry24 February 2029
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3385/19Dublin CityLodged 1 Jul 2019Infrastructure
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