Unit 2, Temple Bar Square, Temple Bar, Dublin 2
Change of use of a ground floor financial services unit to a takeaway facility.
WEB2063/25 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 May 2025
- Reference
- WEB2063/25
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes converting a ground floor financial services unit into a takeaway facility. The works will include the installation of new signage, a mechanical extract system venting at roof level, and internal alterations.
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 of the existing ground floor financial services unit to a takeaway facility including the installation of new signage and a mechanical extract system venting at roof level along with internal alterations and all associated site 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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 7, Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2 | Jun 2026 | €465,000 | 9 m |
| Apt 6 Temple Bar Sq, Dublin 2, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €330,000 | 9 m |
| The Friary, Cecilia St, Temple Bar Dublin 2 | Dec 2025 | €266,666 | 37 m |
| Apt 1, 3 4 Cope St, Dublin 2 | Oct 2025 | €2,250,000 | 51 m |
| Top Floor Apt., 5a Fownes Street Upper, Temple Bar | Oct 2025 | €250,000 | 63 m |
| 2 34 35 Wellington St, Dublin 2, Dublin | Jan 2025 | €380,000 | 70 m |
| Apartment 7, 3 Temple Bar, Dublin 2 | May 2026 | €242,000 | 74 m |
| Apt 24 Sprangers Yard, Crowe St, Dublin | Sept 2025 | €340,000 | 77 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 received14 May 2025
- Decision due8 July 2025
- Decision issued4 July 2025
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